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Updated November 23, 2015 by ROBIN HILTON
Trevor Powers, the songwriter and frontman of Youth Lagoon, has never attempted to hide his navel-gazing anxieties. On his 2011 debut (The Year Of Hibernation) and its 2013 followup (Wondrous Bughouse), Powers documents a lifetime of existential crises with swirling questions about spirituality, mortality and his own mental state. Powers has also looked the part, appearing in photos and on stage wearing oversize pop-bottle glasses, with slumped shoulders and a mop of disheveled hair.
Youth Lagoon's latest album, Savage Hills Ballroom, doesn't obliterate this image — Powers still searches for answers to life's biggest questions — but it's by far Youth Lagoon's most powerful, purposeful, confident work. The songs are expansive, self-assured and exquisitely produced.
It's a shift you can see and hear in Youth Lagoon's Tiny Desk performance. In person, Powers is poised, appearing almost joyful at times. The glasses are gone, the hair's under control, and his idiosyncratic voice is far less fragile, in part because he (like nearly every artist who's graced the Tiny Desk) had to fill the room without the benefit of singing through an amp.
Youth Lagoon treated the office to two songs from the new album: the heartbreaking tale of addiction "Kerry," as well as "Rotten Human," a meditation on the passage of time and search for purpose in life. And, as if to give a nod to his twitchy beginnings, Powers included "July," a wistful reflection on youth and regret from the band's debut.
Savage Hills Ballroom is available now.
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/blind-and-brave/id907588390
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Blind-Brave-The-Wild-Reeds/dp/B00MKFKGES
Set List
"Kerry"
"July"
"Rotten Human"
Credits
Producers: Bob Boilen, Morgan Walker; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Videographers: Morgan Walker, Julia Reihs; Production Assistant: Kate Drozynski; Photo by Julia Reihs/NPR
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November 20, 2015 by BOB BOILEN
Great singers aren't easy to come by, so finding three in one band is something special. The Wild Reeds' music shines when Sharon Silva, Kinsey Lee and Mackenzie Howe harmonize, but each also takes a leading role — and that's the power of the L.A. band, whose songs are clear and memorable, potent and sometimes delicate.
The Wild Reeds' 2014 debut album Blind And Brave only hints at the talent on display here. Here, the group opens with my favorite song from the record, "Where I'm Going," and then offers a taste of 2016 with two new ones. Next year ought to be a big year for The Wild Reeds, and this Tiny Desk Concert will show you what I mean.
Blind And Brave is available now.
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/blind-and-brave/id907588390
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Blind-Brave-The-Wild-Reeds/dp/B00MKFKGES
Set List
"Where I'm Going"
"Everything Looks Better In Hindsight"
"The World We Built"
Credits
Producers: Bob Boilen, Morgan Walker; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Videographers: Morgan Walker, Nick Michael, Julia Reihs; Production Assistant: Kate Drozynski; Photo by Julia Reihs/NPR
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- published: 20 Nov 2015
- views: 4714
November 17, 2015 by BOB BOILEN Nathaniel Rateliff and his band The Night Sweats are on fire, with concerts that get feet moving and bodies swaying, fueled by rhythm and booze.
It wasn't always this way: In the past, Rateliff would be more easily described as a folk artist. When I saw him recently at a sold-out Sunday-night show in D.C., he expressed intense gratitude for the new audience that's found him. Much of that new crowd has embraced the big-band R&B; of his new album, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, which was produced by Richard Swift and released on the legendary Stax Records.
The record and its songs embrace not only Southern soul, but also the rockier side of soul made famous by Irish singer Van Morrison. Here at the Tiny Desk, Rateliff's body-shaking tunes take on a slightly more laid-back sound, served with a warm heart and suitable for a cold beer.
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats is available now.
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/nathaniel-rateliff-night-sweats/id1004825165
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Nathaniel-Rateliff-The-Night-Sweats/dp/B00ZF3SIDI
Set List
"I Need Never Get Old"
"Look It Here"
"I've Been Failing You"
"Mellow Out"
Credits
Producers: Bob Boilen, Morgan Walker; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Videographers: Morgan Walker, Nick Michael, Julia Reihs; Production Assistant: Kate Drozynski; Photo by Julia Reihs/NPR
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- published: 17 Nov 2015
- views: 6253
October 02, 2015 by SURAYA MOHAMED
In 2012, my kids introduced me to Lianne La Havas' debut album, Is Your Love Big Enough? One play and I was hooked; I've been a fan ever since. Her music works for any activity, any emotion.
The first time I saw La Havas live, I was unprepared for the experience: Her music touched my heart in a way I'd never experienced before. I cried through the entire performance. Her music was that powerful, with lyrics woven together with beautiful harmonies; it pulled emotions out of me I didn't even know existed.
La Havas is soulful yet playful, raw and vulnerable in a commanding kind of way, and her new second album, Blood, is as amazing as the first. In this Tiny Desk performance, she plays two new songs — "What You Don't Do" and "Unstoppable" — as well as "Forget," from her first album. She and her talented collaborators, James Wyatt on piano and Frida Mariama Touray on backing vocals, rehearsed this special arrangement during the sound check just moments before the performance. It's wonderfully intimate, with just guitar accompanied by vocals that embellish without getting in the way. If you're like me, you will never get enough.
Blood is available now.
iTunes:https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/blood/id986317401
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Blood-Lianne-La-Havas/dp/B00X6X3QWC
Set List
"What You Don't Do" 00:00
"Unstoppable" 04:00
"Forget" 08:41
Credits
Producers: Suraya Mohomed, Morgan Walker; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Videographers: Morgan Walker, Nick Michael, Julia Reihs; Production Assistant: Kate Drozynski; photo by Jun Tsuboike/NPR
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- published: 02 Oct 2015
- views: 6540
September 08, 2015 by BOB BOILEN
We probably should have shot this Tiny Desk Concert in black-and-white. Listening to Leon Bridges, I hear a sound with its heart and soul rooted in 1962. There's purity in his voice that's unadorned, untouched and unaffected by 21st-century pop. It's just soul.
Still, the songs from this 26-year-old Fort Worth singer feel refreshing in the context of the day. Surely there's touches of Sam Cooke's spiritual sound, but Leon Bridges has a way of making the familiar feel adventurous and new. It may be because this is all new to him. He only picked up the guitar around the age of twenty and only began listening to classic soul music after friends told him he sounded like R&B; musicians from long ago. What Leon Bridges has tapped into on his debut album with fellow Fort Worth musicians including Austin Jenkins from White Denim is a universal sound, an undeniably heartfelt sound which transcends age, race and musical tastes. He's easy to love and tough to resist and his performance at the Tiny Desk with his fabulous band is a testament to what it means to sing from the heart.
Set List
"Coming Home" 00:00
"Smooth Sailin'" 04:06
"Twistin' & Groovin'" 07:30
"River" 12:48
Credits
Producers: Bob Boilen, Morgan Walker; Audio Engineer: Neil Tevault, Josh Rogosin; Videographers: Morgan Walker, Colin Marshall, Lani Milton; Assistant Producer: Elena Saavedra Buckley; photo by Lydia Thompson/NPR
- published: 08 Sep 2015
- views: 1764
The first time I saw Aurora sing, it appeared so new to her that each note, and each hand gesture accompanying each note, seemed like a discovery and an adventure for the singer. She was 18 when I first saw her in New York City, and now the Norwegian singer is 19; take a look at this Tiny Desk Concert, and her sense of innocence and discovery still rings as true as ever.
Aurora has just one EP and some singles out so far, and ever since seeing her at CMJ in 2014, I've been eager for her debut album. Early next year, we should finally have it — as well as more chances to see Aurora live, as she plans on touring the U.S. in the spring.
Running With The Wolves is available now. iTunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/running-with-the-wolves-ep/id987008667
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Running-With-Wolves-Ep-AURORA/dp/B00WTJK47Y
Set List
"Runaway"
"Murder Song (5, 4, 3, 2, 1)"
"Running With The Wolves"
Credits
Producers: Bob Boilen, Morgan Walker; Audio Engineer: Brian Jarboe; Videographers: Morgan Walker, Morgan McCloy; Production Assistant: Lani Milton; Photo by Hadas/NPR
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- published: 09 Nov 2015
- views: 3852
Death Cab For Cutie came as a trio: Ben Gibbard sang, Nick Harmer played bass, and we wheeled in our piano for Zac Rae. This intimate set included two new songs — including "Black Sun," the first single from their new album Kintsugi.
The album title refers to the Japanese art of reassembling broken pottery and making the breakage part of the newly formed pot. Death Cab For Cutie, a groundbreaking band formed in 1997, has gone through its own rebuilding of sorts. Chris Walla, a founding member of the band, has left, after contributing music to Kintsugi, but that's his farewell offering.
Death Cab For Cutie is still strongly defined by Gibbard's words, and that couldn't be more evident in this beautifully stark performance, which also includes "No Room In Frame" from Kintsugi, as well as two stripped-down favorites from the past. One, "Your Heart Is An Empty Room," is from Plans, while a beautiful love song from Transatlanticism, "Passenger Seat," moistened more than a few eyes in the crowd.
Set List
"Black Sun" 0:07
"No Room In Frame" 5:13
"Your Heart Is An Empty Room" 9:23
"Passenger Seat" 14:00
Credits
Producers: Bob Boilen, Maggie Starbard; Audio Engineer: Kevin Wait; Videographers: Maggie Starbard, Carlos Waters; Assistant Producer: Emily Jan; photo by Emily Jan/NPR
- published: 07 Apr 2015
- views: 7328
November 13, 2015 by SURAYA MOHAMED Ancestor to the lute and the guitar, the oud is an ancient stringed instrument commonly played throughout the Middle East, North Africa and countries like Greece and Turkey. The oud has charmed audiences for more than 5,000 years, and the tradition continues with this reverent performance by one of the world's best players, Rahim AlHaj.
Born in Baghdad, AlHaj possesses a life story as powerful as his music. He learned to play the oud at age 9, and later graduated with honors and a degree in music composition from the Institute of Music in Baghdad. He also earned a degree in Arabic literature from Mustunsiriya University in Baghdad. Active in the underground revolutionary movement, AlHaj wrote protest songs opposing Saddam Hussein's repressive regime. He was imprisoned twice, once for a year and a half, and was regularly beaten by his captors. In 1991, AlHaj was forced to leave Iraq because of his political activism, and ultimately found a home in New Mexico.
Today, he composes traditional and contemporary pieces for a variety of ensembles — solo oud, string quartets and symphony orchestras. He performs around the world and has even collaborated with Kronos Quartet and R.E.M. AlHaj stopped by the Tiny Desk while in Washington, D.C., to receive a well-deserved NEA National Heritage Fellowship.
The set starts with a solo performance, followed by three songs in which he's accompanied by Palestinian-American percussionist Issa Malluf. Malluf plays the daf, a large circular drum with a hardwood frame, and a stretched and shaved goat skin that produces a gently melodic tonality. The dumbek is a goblet-shaped drum with a tight head make of goatskin, heated by a lamp to keep the skin taut in order to produce a consistent tone.
Though wordless, AlHaj's music tells powerful stories about the blessedness and fragility of life. The first song is intended to serve as a voice for millions of displaced and murdered Iraqi children whose cries will never be heard. Small but powerful, the oud reveals their stories of joy and pain while conveying a deep understanding of their sad history and hopeful future.
Little Earth is available now.
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/little-earth/id916811723
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Little-Earth-Rahim-Alhaj/dp/B003Z41F52
Set List
"Dream"
"Warm Voice"
"Friendship"
"Flying Bird"
Credits
Producers: Suraya Mohamed, Morgan Walker; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Videographers: Morgan Walker, Nick Michael, Julia Reihs; Production Assistant: Kate Drozynski; Photo by Julia Reihs/NPR
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- published: 13 Nov 2015
- views: 3416
How does a band return from a recording hiatus that could have permanently displaced it from the audience's eye? If you are Zach Condon and Beirut, you just go about your business and pick up where you left off three years earlier. The group's First Listen Live show at Brooklyn's intimate Bell House on a rainy September night, a concert debuting many of the songs from the brand new No No No, its first album since 2011, showed that Beirut works through its obstacles. Maybe it helps when the initial idea behind a band is ahead of the curve to begin with, no?
When Condon's Beirut first came to prominence in 2006, it emerged from Santa Fe with a fully conceived, pan-global folk sound unlike any indie sensibilities popular on the day. Zach's trumpet and flugelhorn playing was informed by local Mexican mariachi horns, his engagement with the Roma brass bands of the Balkans, and modal jazz changes via a percolating bossa nova; he favored timeless instruments (ukuleles, accordions) and images, to the rush of the modern; and the songs his quavering tenor delivered, also traveled the old continents. Live, the group grew into a formidable sextet, heavy on keyboards, horns and harmony, a world onto themselves.
At the Bell House, Beirut ran down its entire career before a sold-out audience, and the songs from No No No, the band's fourth studio, fit snuggly alongside the older material, even as it heralded directions new and familiar. "Perth," for instance, featured a touch of the Memphis soul energy, with Ben Lanz's trombone adding a brassy bump; "Fener," a song about a neighborhood in Istanbul, is built around the motorik beat interplay between Aaron Arntz's keyboards and Nick Petree's drums, before dropping down into a great g-funk slink, guided by Condon's Moog. So seemingly apart from Beirut's musical environment, yet, here they were, a natural part of it, making the audience sway endlessly. The hiatus, it seems, simply made full hearts grow fonder.
Set List:
No No No - 1:31
Scenic World - 4:54
Elephant Gun - 7:27
As Needed - 12:08
Perth - 15:46
Santa Fe - 20:03
Postcards From Italy - 25:17
August Holland - 29:42
The Rip Tide - 33:49
The Shrew - 38:10
Fener - 42:23
Serbian Cocek - 46:08
At Once - 49:44
After The Curtain - 52:44
So Allowed - 56:27
Pacheco - 1:01:10
Gulag Orkestar - 1:04:16
In The Mausoleum - 1:07:41
Flying Club Cup - 1:11:20
Director: Mito Habe-Evans; Producer: Saidah Blount; Videographers: Mito Habe-Evans, Lani Milton, Christopher Farber, A.J. Wilhelm; Audio Engineers: Josh Rogosin; Special Thanks: The Bell House; Executive Producer: Anya Grundmann
- published: 29 Sep 2015
- views: 43921
October 09, 2015 by PATRICK JARENWATTANANON
Artists don't usually tell long, rambling stories at the Tiny Desk, and if they do, those stories don't usually make the final cut. But this one felt different. It was about the time Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, a young black man, says he was stopped by New Orleans police late at night for no reason other than to harass and intimidate him. And how his pride almost made him do something ill-advised about it. And how he finally channeled that pent-up frustration into a piece of music whose long-form title is "Ku Klux Police Department."
"K.K.P.D." was the emotional peak of the septet's performance, though it wasn't a new tune. That's notable, because Scott stopped by the Tiny Desk on the very day his new album came out. It was played by something of a new band, though: Flutist Elena Pinderhughes, saxophonist Braxton Cook and guitarist Dominic Minix are new, younger additions to the group. It had new textures, too: Drummer Corey Fonville (another new member) used a djembe as a bass drum, and also brought a MIDI pad so he could emulate the sound of a drum machine. The effect was something like an evocation of African roots, juxtaposed with a trap beat.
The first two numbers were, in fact, from Scott's new album Stretch Music. That's his name for the particular type of jazz fusion he's up to: something more seamless than a simple collision of genre signifiers; something whose DNA is already hybridized and freely admits sonic elements which potentially "stretch" jazz's purported boundaries. (You may note that he showed up in a Joy Division sleeveless T-shirt and gold chain.) It's sleek and clearly modern, awash in guitar riffs, but also bold and emotionally naked. Scott is particularly good at getting you to feel the energy he sends pulsing through his horn, and he never shies away from going all-in on a solo. The least we could offer was to let him explain himself in doing so.
Stretch Music is available now.
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/stretch-music-introducing/id1024394279
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01399S7GC?keywords=christian%20scott%20stretch%20music&qid;=1444351505&ref;_=sr_1_1&sr;=8-1
Set List
"TWIN"
"West Of The West"
"K.K.P.D."
Personnel
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, trumpet; Elena Pinderhughes, flute; Braxton Cook, alto saxophone; Lawrence Fields, piano; Dominic Minix, guitar; Kris Funn, bass; Corey Fonville, percussion
Credits
Producers: Patrick Jarenwattananon, Morgan Walker; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Videographer: Morgan Walker, Nick Michael, Cameron Robert; Production Assistant: Julia Reihs; photo by Julia Reihs
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- published: 20 Oct 2015
- views: 1094
November 02, 2015 by ROBIN HILTON
Diane Coffee gives the kind of live performances you talk about for weeks after seeing. It's not that the band tears up the stage. There's no elaborate light show or other orchestrated theatrics. The main attraction — and the reason you'll want to watch and hear more — is Diane Coffee's fantastically flamboyant lead singer, Shaun Fleming.
Conjuring both Mick Jagger and David Bowie, Fleming swaggers and shimmies on stage. He strikes playfully defiant poses, hands on hips, while his face does its own dance, with wildly exaggerated expressions: raised brows, eyes wide open, mouth enunciating every word. Not bad for someone known primarily as the drummer in Foxygen.
For the first half of this Tiny Desk performance, Fleming remained relatively restrained behind the mic, strumming an acoustic guitar. The band opened with "Spring Breathes," a sprawling showpiece with so many change-ups it feels like an entire album's worth of music, followed by the melancholy and soulful "Not That Easy." Both cuts are from Diane Coffee's sophomore full-length, Everybody's A Good Dog.
But for the second half of the set, Fleming put down the guitar and let himself off the leash, gyrating and wildly gesturing to the crowd as he belted out the words to "Mayflower." By the end of the song, Fleming was winded, panting and gulping water, trying to catch his breath before closing with the girl group-inspired "Green," from Diane Coffee's 2013 debut, My Friend Fish. In the end, Fleming and the rest of Diane Coffee had left it all on the Tiny Desk floor — in as much as anyone can when performing for a roomful of people working at computers.
Everybody's a Good Dog is available now.
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/everybodys-a-good-dog/id1000790368
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Everybodys-Good-Dog-Diane-Coffee/dp/B0109359FI
Set List
"Spring Breathes"
"Not That Easy"
"Mayflower"
"Green"
Credits
Producers: Robin Hilton, Morgan Walker; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Videographers: Morgan Walker, Colin Marshall, Julia Reihs; Production Assistant: Kate Drozynski; Photo by Jun Tsuboike/NPR
For more Tiny Desk Concerts, subscribe to our podcast: http://www.npr.org/podcasts/510292/tiny-desk-concerts-video
- published: 02 Nov 2015
- views: 50686
T-Pain's fingerprints are all over pop and R&B; and hip-hop. He wasn't the first musician to use Auto-Tune as an instrument — he noticed it on a Jennifer Lopez remix, and remembers "Deep" well — but it was, as he says, his style. For a while, in the mid-2000s, he lived at the top of the charts. He dominated that brief moment of our lives when ringtones were a thing. He was celebrated as an innovator, and he happily took his talents where he was invited, which was everywhere.
But somewhere along the way, somebody got it twisted. "People felt like I was using it to sound good," says T-Pain, in an interview that will air on All Things Considered. "But I was just using it to sound different.”
He just turned 30, but T-Pain has already done enough to drop a greatest hits album next week. We asked him if he'd grace the Tiny Desk without any embellishment or effects to show what's really made his career: his voice, and those songs.--FRANNIE KELLEY
SET LIST
"Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin')"
"Up Down (Do This All Day)"
"Drankin' Patna"
CREDITS
Producers: Frannie Kelley, Maggie Starbard; Editor: Maggie Starbard; Audio Engineer: Kevin Wait; Videographers: Colin Marshall, Maggie Starbard; Production Assistant: Susan Hale Thomas; photo by Maggie Starbard/NPR
- published: 29 Oct 2014
- views: 7174865
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14:03Youth Lagoon NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Updated November 23, 2015 by ROBIN HILTON Trevor Powers, the songwriter and frontman of Youth Lagoon, has never attempted to hide his navel-gazing anxieties. On his 2011 debut (The Year Of Hibernation) and its 2013 followup (Wondrous Bughouse), Powers documents a lifetime of existential crises with swirling questions about spirituality, mortality and his own mental state. Powers has also looked the part, appearing in photos and on stage wearing oversize pop-bottle glasses, with slumped shoulders and a mop of disheveled hair. Youth Lagoon's latest album, Savage Hills Ballroom, doesn't obliterate this image — Powers still searches for answers -
15:00The Wild Reeds: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
The Wild Reeds: NPR Music Tiny Desk ConcertThe Wild Reeds: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
November 20, 2015 by BOB BOILEN Great singers aren't easy to come by, so finding three in one band is something special. The Wild Reeds' music shines when Sharon Silva, Kinsey Lee and Mackenzie Howe harmonize, but each also takes a leading role — and that's the power of the L.A. band, whose songs are clear and memorable, potent and sometimes delicate. The Wild Reeds' 2014 debut album Blind And Brave only hints at the talent on display here. Here, the group opens with my favorite song from the record, "Where I'm Going," and then offers a taste of 2016 with two new ones. Next year ought to be a big year for The Wild Reeds, and this Tiny Desk -
15:56Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concerts
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November 17, 2015 by BOB BOILEN Nathaniel Rateliff and his band The Night Sweats are on fire, with concerts that get feet moving and bodies swaying, fueled by rhythm and booze. It wasn't always this way: In the past, Rateliff would be more easily described as a folk artist. When I saw him recently at a sold-out Sunday-night show in D.C., he expressed intense gratitude for the new audience that's found him. Much of that new crowd has embraced the big-band R&B; of his new album, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, which was produced by Richard Swift and released on the legendary Stax Records. The record and its songs embrace not only Southe -
14:20Lianne LaHavas NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
Lianne LaHavas NPR Music Tiny Desk ConcertLianne LaHavas NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
October 02, 2015 by SURAYA MOHAMED In 2012, my kids introduced me to Lianne La Havas' debut album, Is Your Love Big Enough? One play and I was hooked; I've been a fan ever since. Her music works for any activity, any emotion. The first time I saw La Havas live, I was unprepared for the experience: Her music touched my heart in a way I'd never experienced before. I cried through the entire performance. Her music was that powerful, with lyrics woven together with beautiful harmonies; it pulled emotions out of me I didn't even know existed. La Havas is soulful yet playful, raw and vulnerable in a commanding kind of way, and her new second alb -
18:02Leon Bridges: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
Leon Bridges: NPR Music Tiny Desk ConcertLeon Bridges: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
September 08, 2015 by BOB BOILEN We probably should have shot this Tiny Desk Concert in black-and-white. Listening to Leon Bridges, I hear a sound with its heart and soul rooted in 1962. There's purity in his voice that's unadorned, untouched and unaffected by 21st-century pop. It's just soul. Still, the songs from this 26-year-old Fort Worth singer feel refreshing in the context of the day. Surely there's touches of Sam Cooke's spiritual sound, but Leon Bridges has a way of making the familiar feel adventurous and new. It may be because this is all new to him. He only picked up the guitar around the age of twenty and only began listening t -
13:21Aurora: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
Aurora: NPR Music Tiny Desk ConcertAurora: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
The first time I saw Aurora sing, it appeared so new to her that each note, and each hand gesture accompanying each note, seemed like a discovery and an adventure for the singer. She was 18 when I first saw her in New York City, and now the Norwegian singer is 19; take a look at this Tiny Desk Concert, and her sense of innocence and discovery still rings as true as ever. Aurora has just one EP and some singles out so far, and ever since seeing her at CMJ in 2014, I've been eager for her debut album. Early next year, we should finally have it — as well as more chances to see Aurora live, as she plans on touring the U.S. in the spring. Runnin -
18:16Death Cab For Cutie: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
Death Cab For Cutie: NPR Music Tiny Desk ConcertDeath Cab For Cutie: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
Death Cab For Cutie came as a trio: Ben Gibbard sang, Nick Harmer played bass, and we wheeled in our piano for Zac Rae. This intimate set included two new songs — including "Black Sun," the first single from their new album Kintsugi. The album title refers to the Japanese art of reassembling broken pottery and making the breakage part of the newly formed pot. Death Cab For Cutie, a groundbreaking band formed in 1997, has gone through its own rebuilding of sorts. Chris Walla, a founding member of the band, has left, after contributing music to Kintsugi, but that's his farewell offering. Death Cab For Cutie is still strongly defined by Gibbar -
16:59Rahim AlHaj NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
Rahim AlHaj NPR Music Tiny Desk ConcertRahim AlHaj NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
November 13, 2015 by SURAYA MOHAMED Ancestor to the lute and the guitar, the oud is an ancient stringed instrument commonly played throughout the Middle East, North Africa and countries like Greece and Turkey. The oud has charmed audiences for more than 5,000 years, and the tradition continues with this reverent performance by one of the world's best players, Rahim AlHaj. Born in Baghdad, AlHaj possesses a life story as powerful as his music. He learned to play the oud at age 9, and later graduated with honors and a degree in music composition from the Institute of Music in Baghdad. He also earned a degree in Arabic literature from Mustunsi -
75:57Beirut Full Concert | NPR MUSIC FRONT ROW
Beirut Full Concert | NPR MUSIC FRONT ROWBeirut Full Concert | NPR MUSIC FRONT ROW
How does a band return from a recording hiatus that could have permanently displaced it from the audience's eye? If you are Zach Condon and Beirut, you just go about your business and pick up where you left off three years earlier. The group's First Listen Live show at Brooklyn's intimate Bell House on a rainy September night, a concert debuting many of the songs from the brand new No No No, its first album since 2011, showed that Beirut works through its obstacles. Maybe it helps when the initial idea behind a band is ahead of the curve to begin with, no? When Condon's Beirut first came to prominence in 2006, it emerged from Santa Fe with a -
33:50Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah: NPR Music Tiny Desk ConcertChristian Scott aTunde Adjuah: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
October 09, 2015 by PATRICK JARENWATTANANON Artists don't usually tell long, rambling stories at the Tiny Desk, and if they do, those stories don't usually make the final cut. But this one felt different. It was about the time Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, a young black man, says he was stopped by New Orleans police late at night for no reason other than to harass and intimidate him. And how his pride almost made him do something ill-advised about it. And how he finally channeled that pent-up frustration into a piece of music whose long-form title is "Ku Klux Police Department." "K.K.P.D." was the emotional peak of the septet's performance -
18:51Diane Coffee: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
Diane Coffee: NPR Music Tiny Desk ConcertDiane Coffee: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
November 02, 2015 by ROBIN HILTON Diane Coffee gives the kind of live performances you talk about for weeks after seeing. It's not that the band tears up the stage. There's no elaborate light show or other orchestrated theatrics. The main attraction — and the reason you'll want to watch and hear more — is Diane Coffee's fantastically flamboyant lead singer, Shaun Fleming. Conjuring both Mick Jagger and David Bowie, Fleming swaggers and shimmies on stage. He strikes playfully defiant poses, hands on hips, while his face does its own dance, with wildly exaggerated expressions: raised brows, eyes wide open, mouth enunciating every word. Not bad -
13:48T-Pain: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
T-Pain: NPR Music Tiny Desk ConcertT-Pain: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
T-Pain's fingerprints are all over pop and R&B; and hip-hop. He wasn't the first musician to use Auto-Tune as an instrument — he noticed it on a Jennifer Lopez remix, and remembers "Deep" well — but it was, as he says, his style. For a while, in the mid-2000s, he lived at the top of the charts. He dominated that brief moment of our lives when ringtones were a thing. He was celebrated as an innovator, and he happily took his talents where he was invited, which was everywhere. But somewhere along the way, somebody got it twisted. "People felt like I was using it to sound good," says T-Pain, in an interview that will air on All Things Considered -
14:58Chris Stapleton: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
Chris Stapleton: NPR Music Tiny Desk ConcertChris Stapleton: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
September 14, 2015 by JACOB GANZ As a songwriter in Nashville, Chris Stapleton has written hits for Kenny Chesney, George Strait and Darius Rucker. As a singer, he once led the bluegrass band The SteelDrivers, and more recently stepped into the solo spotlight with Traveller, his debut album. It's the kind of country record that gets better the more you wear it in: When NPR Music named it one of our favorite albums of the first half of 2015, critic Ann Powers compared it to a "soft denim jacket ... pulled out time after time, lending comfort, suiting every occasion, with treasure stuffed in every pocket." It's easy to understand why other si -
15:11Hozier: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
Hozier: NPR Music Tiny Desk ConcertHozier: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
Andrew Hozier-Byrne's voice is so rich, so vital and so soulful, I'm certain I'll follow his music for a long time to come. The 24-year-old Irishman, who performs under the name Hozier, opens this set with the brilliant and instantly grabby song "Take Me to Church," about passion, sex and religion. Hozier's music is based in the blues, and you'll hear the singer-guitarist's love for Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker during the second song he performs here. His band — piano, guitar, percussion — steps aside for the swampy "To Be Alone," in which the blues provide a starting place for his high, yearning vocals and deep questioning. Hozier has j
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Rachmaninow 3 / Tchaikowsky 1
Released 2010- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30: I. Allegro ma non tanto
- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30: II. Intermezzo: Adagio
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2014-09-04: Ask Me Another #325: "What's the Magic Word?": The Bell House, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Released 2014Lost & Found Sound, Volume One
Released 2000- add to main playlist Play in Full Screen Lost & Found Sound Sonic Signature
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It's hard to believe that it hasn't quite been a year since the first Sylvan Esso album came out. The odd yet perfect marriage of Nick Sanborn's electronics with Amelia Meath's voice feels like a familiar friend by now. And yet seeing these songs performed softly — and captured in the light of day — made them feel fresh and lovable in new ways. To keep things fresh and interesting, Sanborn brough -
Deqn Sue: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
October 05, 2015 by BOB BOILEN Deqn Sue rose above a crowd of close to 7,000 entries and almost won our Tiny Desk Concert Contest earlier this year. I so loved her song and her performance of "Magenta" that I invited Deqn Sue — along with her producer, Kelvin Wooten — to my desk to perform that song and more. What you'll hear is a witty soul and a powerful singer backed by precise beats, melodic
Youth Lagoon NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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- Duration: 14:03
- Updated: 23 Nov 2015
- views: 5876
Updated November 23, 2015 by ROBIN HILTON
Trevor Powers, the songwriter and frontman of Youth Lagoon, has never attempted to hide his navel-gazing anxieties. On...
Updated November 23, 2015 by ROBIN HILTON
Trevor Powers, the songwriter and frontman of Youth Lagoon, has never attempted to hide his navel-gazing anxieties. On his 2011 debut (The Year Of Hibernation) and its 2013 followup (Wondrous Bughouse), Powers documents a lifetime of existential crises with swirling questions about spirituality, mortality and his own mental state. Powers has also looked the part, appearing in photos and on stage wearing oversize pop-bottle glasses, with slumped shoulders and a mop of disheveled hair.
Youth Lagoon's latest album, Savage Hills Ballroom, doesn't obliterate this image — Powers still searches for answers to life's biggest questions — but it's by far Youth Lagoon's most powerful, purposeful, confident work. The songs are expansive, self-assured and exquisitely produced.
It's a shift you can see and hear in Youth Lagoon's Tiny Desk performance. In person, Powers is poised, appearing almost joyful at times. The glasses are gone, the hair's under control, and his idiosyncratic voice is far less fragile, in part because he (like nearly every artist who's graced the Tiny Desk) had to fill the room without the benefit of singing through an amp.
Youth Lagoon treated the office to two songs from the new album: the heartbreaking tale of addiction "Kerry," as well as "Rotten Human," a meditation on the passage of time and search for purpose in life. And, as if to give a nod to his twitchy beginnings, Powers included "July," a wistful reflection on youth and regret from the band's debut.
Savage Hills Ballroom is available now.
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/blind-and-brave/id907588390
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Blind-Brave-The-Wild-Reeds/dp/B00MKFKGES
Set List
"Kerry"
"July"
"Rotten Human"
Credits
Producers: Bob Boilen, Morgan Walker; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Videographers: Morgan Walker, Julia Reihs; Production Assistant: Kate Drozynski; Photo by Julia Reihs/NPR
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Updated November 23, 2015 by ROBIN HILTON
Trevor Powers, the songwriter and frontman of Youth Lagoon, has never attempted to hide his navel-gazing anxieties. On his 2011 debut (The Year Of Hibernation) and its 2013 followup (Wondrous Bughouse), Powers documents a lifetime of existential crises with swirling questions about spirituality, mortality and his own mental state. Powers has also looked the part, appearing in photos and on stage wearing oversize pop-bottle glasses, with slumped shoulders and a mop of disheveled hair.
Youth Lagoon's latest album, Savage Hills Ballroom, doesn't obliterate this image — Powers still searches for answers to life's biggest questions — but it's by far Youth Lagoon's most powerful, purposeful, confident work. The songs are expansive, self-assured and exquisitely produced.
It's a shift you can see and hear in Youth Lagoon's Tiny Desk performance. In person, Powers is poised, appearing almost joyful at times. The glasses are gone, the hair's under control, and his idiosyncratic voice is far less fragile, in part because he (like nearly every artist who's graced the Tiny Desk) had to fill the room without the benefit of singing through an amp.
Youth Lagoon treated the office to two songs from the new album: the heartbreaking tale of addiction "Kerry," as well as "Rotten Human," a meditation on the passage of time and search for purpose in life. And, as if to give a nod to his twitchy beginnings, Powers included "July," a wistful reflection on youth and regret from the band's debut.
Savage Hills Ballroom is available now.
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/blind-and-brave/id907588390
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Blind-Brave-The-Wild-Reeds/dp/B00MKFKGES
Set List
"Kerry"
"July"
"Rotten Human"
Credits
Producers: Bob Boilen, Morgan Walker; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Videographers: Morgan Walker, Julia Reihs; Production Assistant: Kate Drozynski; Photo by Julia Reihs/NPR
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- published: 23 Nov 2015
- views: 5876
The Wild Reeds: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 15:00
- Updated: 20 Nov 2015
- views: 4714
November 20, 2015 by BOB BOILEN
Great singers aren't easy to come by, so finding three in one band is something special. The Wild Reeds' music shines when Shar...
November 20, 2015 by BOB BOILEN
Great singers aren't easy to come by, so finding three in one band is something special. The Wild Reeds' music shines when Sharon Silva, Kinsey Lee and Mackenzie Howe harmonize, but each also takes a leading role — and that's the power of the L.A. band, whose songs are clear and memorable, potent and sometimes delicate.
The Wild Reeds' 2014 debut album Blind And Brave only hints at the talent on display here. Here, the group opens with my favorite song from the record, "Where I'm Going," and then offers a taste of 2016 with two new ones. Next year ought to be a big year for The Wild Reeds, and this Tiny Desk Concert will show you what I mean.
Blind And Brave is available now.
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/blind-and-brave/id907588390
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Blind-Brave-The-Wild-Reeds/dp/B00MKFKGES
Set List
"Where I'm Going"
"Everything Looks Better In Hindsight"
"The World We Built"
Credits
Producers: Bob Boilen, Morgan Walker; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Videographers: Morgan Walker, Nick Michael, Julia Reihs; Production Assistant: Kate Drozynski; Photo by Julia Reihs/NPR
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November 20, 2015 by BOB BOILEN
Great singers aren't easy to come by, so finding three in one band is something special. The Wild Reeds' music shines when Sharon Silva, Kinsey Lee and Mackenzie Howe harmonize, but each also takes a leading role — and that's the power of the L.A. band, whose songs are clear and memorable, potent and sometimes delicate.
The Wild Reeds' 2014 debut album Blind And Brave only hints at the talent on display here. Here, the group opens with my favorite song from the record, "Where I'm Going," and then offers a taste of 2016 with two new ones. Next year ought to be a big year for The Wild Reeds, and this Tiny Desk Concert will show you what I mean.
Blind And Brave is available now.
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/blind-and-brave/id907588390
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Blind-Brave-The-Wild-Reeds/dp/B00MKFKGES
Set List
"Where I'm Going"
"Everything Looks Better In Hindsight"
"The World We Built"
Credits
Producers: Bob Boilen, Morgan Walker; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Videographers: Morgan Walker, Nick Michael, Julia Reihs; Production Assistant: Kate Drozynski; Photo by Julia Reihs/NPR
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- published: 20 Nov 2015
- views: 4714
Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concerts
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- Duration: 15:56
- Updated: 17 Nov 2015
- views: 6253
November 17, 2015 by BOB BOILEN Nathaniel Rateliff and his band The Night Sweats are on fire, with concerts that get feet moving and bodies swaying, fueled by r...
November 17, 2015 by BOB BOILEN Nathaniel Rateliff and his band The Night Sweats are on fire, with concerts that get feet moving and bodies swaying, fueled by rhythm and booze.
It wasn't always this way: In the past, Rateliff would be more easily described as a folk artist. When I saw him recently at a sold-out Sunday-night show in D.C., he expressed intense gratitude for the new audience that's found him. Much of that new crowd has embraced the big-band R&B; of his new album, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, which was produced by Richard Swift and released on the legendary Stax Records.
The record and its songs embrace not only Southern soul, but also the rockier side of soul made famous by Irish singer Van Morrison. Here at the Tiny Desk, Rateliff's body-shaking tunes take on a slightly more laid-back sound, served with a warm heart and suitable for a cold beer.
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats is available now.
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/nathaniel-rateliff-night-sweats/id1004825165
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Nathaniel-Rateliff-The-Night-Sweats/dp/B00ZF3SIDI
Set List
"I Need Never Get Old"
"Look It Here"
"I've Been Failing You"
"Mellow Out"
Credits
Producers: Bob Boilen, Morgan Walker; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Videographers: Morgan Walker, Nick Michael, Julia Reihs; Production Assistant: Kate Drozynski; Photo by Julia Reihs/NPR
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November 17, 2015 by BOB BOILEN Nathaniel Rateliff and his band The Night Sweats are on fire, with concerts that get feet moving and bodies swaying, fueled by rhythm and booze.
It wasn't always this way: In the past, Rateliff would be more easily described as a folk artist. When I saw him recently at a sold-out Sunday-night show in D.C., he expressed intense gratitude for the new audience that's found him. Much of that new crowd has embraced the big-band R&B; of his new album, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, which was produced by Richard Swift and released on the legendary Stax Records.
The record and its songs embrace not only Southern soul, but also the rockier side of soul made famous by Irish singer Van Morrison. Here at the Tiny Desk, Rateliff's body-shaking tunes take on a slightly more laid-back sound, served with a warm heart and suitable for a cold beer.
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats is available now.
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/nathaniel-rateliff-night-sweats/id1004825165
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Nathaniel-Rateliff-The-Night-Sweats/dp/B00ZF3SIDI
Set List
"I Need Never Get Old"
"Look It Here"
"I've Been Failing You"
"Mellow Out"
Credits
Producers: Bob Boilen, Morgan Walker; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Videographers: Morgan Walker, Nick Michael, Julia Reihs; Production Assistant: Kate Drozynski; Photo by Julia Reihs/NPR
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- published: 17 Nov 2015
- views: 6253
Lianne LaHavas NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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- Duration: 14:20
- Updated: 02 Oct 2015
- views: 6540
October 02, 2015 by SURAYA MOHAMED
In 2012, my kids introduced me to Lianne La Havas' debut album, Is Your Love Big Enough? One play and I was hooked; I've bee...
October 02, 2015 by SURAYA MOHAMED
In 2012, my kids introduced me to Lianne La Havas' debut album, Is Your Love Big Enough? One play and I was hooked; I've been a fan ever since. Her music works for any activity, any emotion.
The first time I saw La Havas live, I was unprepared for the experience: Her music touched my heart in a way I'd never experienced before. I cried through the entire performance. Her music was that powerful, with lyrics woven together with beautiful harmonies; it pulled emotions out of me I didn't even know existed.
La Havas is soulful yet playful, raw and vulnerable in a commanding kind of way, and her new second album, Blood, is as amazing as the first. In this Tiny Desk performance, she plays two new songs — "What You Don't Do" and "Unstoppable" — as well as "Forget," from her first album. She and her talented collaborators, James Wyatt on piano and Frida Mariama Touray on backing vocals, rehearsed this special arrangement during the sound check just moments before the performance. It's wonderfully intimate, with just guitar accompanied by vocals that embellish without getting in the way. If you're like me, you will never get enough.
Blood is available now.
iTunes:https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/blood/id986317401
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Blood-Lianne-La-Havas/dp/B00X6X3QWC
Set List
"What You Don't Do" 00:00
"Unstoppable" 04:00
"Forget" 08:41
Credits
Producers: Suraya Mohomed, Morgan Walker; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Videographers: Morgan Walker, Nick Michael, Julia Reihs; Production Assistant: Kate Drozynski; photo by Jun Tsuboike/NPR
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October 02, 2015 by SURAYA MOHAMED
In 2012, my kids introduced me to Lianne La Havas' debut album, Is Your Love Big Enough? One play and I was hooked; I've been a fan ever since. Her music works for any activity, any emotion.
The first time I saw La Havas live, I was unprepared for the experience: Her music touched my heart in a way I'd never experienced before. I cried through the entire performance. Her music was that powerful, with lyrics woven together with beautiful harmonies; it pulled emotions out of me I didn't even know existed.
La Havas is soulful yet playful, raw and vulnerable in a commanding kind of way, and her new second album, Blood, is as amazing as the first. In this Tiny Desk performance, she plays two new songs — "What You Don't Do" and "Unstoppable" — as well as "Forget," from her first album. She and her talented collaborators, James Wyatt on piano and Frida Mariama Touray on backing vocals, rehearsed this special arrangement during the sound check just moments before the performance. It's wonderfully intimate, with just guitar accompanied by vocals that embellish without getting in the way. If you're like me, you will never get enough.
Blood is available now.
iTunes:https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/blood/id986317401
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Blood-Lianne-La-Havas/dp/B00X6X3QWC
Set List
"What You Don't Do" 00:00
"Unstoppable" 04:00
"Forget" 08:41
Credits
Producers: Suraya Mohomed, Morgan Walker; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Videographers: Morgan Walker, Nick Michael, Julia Reihs; Production Assistant: Kate Drozynski; photo by Jun Tsuboike/NPR
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- published: 02 Oct 2015
- views: 6540
Leon Bridges: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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- Duration: 18:02
- Updated: 08 Sep 2015
- views: 1764
September 08, 2015 by BOB BOILEN
We probably should have shot this Tiny Desk Concert in black-and-white. Listening to Leon Bridges, I hear a sound with its hea...
September 08, 2015 by BOB BOILEN
We probably should have shot this Tiny Desk Concert in black-and-white. Listening to Leon Bridges, I hear a sound with its heart and soul rooted in 1962. There's purity in his voice that's unadorned, untouched and unaffected by 21st-century pop. It's just soul.
Still, the songs from this 26-year-old Fort Worth singer feel refreshing in the context of the day. Surely there's touches of Sam Cooke's spiritual sound, but Leon Bridges has a way of making the familiar feel adventurous and new. It may be because this is all new to him. He only picked up the guitar around the age of twenty and only began listening to classic soul music after friends told him he sounded like R&B; musicians from long ago. What Leon Bridges has tapped into on his debut album with fellow Fort Worth musicians including Austin Jenkins from White Denim is a universal sound, an undeniably heartfelt sound which transcends age, race and musical tastes. He's easy to love and tough to resist and his performance at the Tiny Desk with his fabulous band is a testament to what it means to sing from the heart.
Set List
"Coming Home" 00:00
"Smooth Sailin'" 04:06
"Twistin' & Groovin'" 07:30
"River" 12:48
Credits
Producers: Bob Boilen, Morgan Walker; Audio Engineer: Neil Tevault, Josh Rogosin; Videographers: Morgan Walker, Colin Marshall, Lani Milton; Assistant Producer: Elena Saavedra Buckley; photo by Lydia Thompson/NPR
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September 08, 2015 by BOB BOILEN
We probably should have shot this Tiny Desk Concert in black-and-white. Listening to Leon Bridges, I hear a sound with its heart and soul rooted in 1962. There's purity in his voice that's unadorned, untouched and unaffected by 21st-century pop. It's just soul.
Still, the songs from this 26-year-old Fort Worth singer feel refreshing in the context of the day. Surely there's touches of Sam Cooke's spiritual sound, but Leon Bridges has a way of making the familiar feel adventurous and new. It may be because this is all new to him. He only picked up the guitar around the age of twenty and only began listening to classic soul music after friends told him he sounded like R&B; musicians from long ago. What Leon Bridges has tapped into on his debut album with fellow Fort Worth musicians including Austin Jenkins from White Denim is a universal sound, an undeniably heartfelt sound which transcends age, race and musical tastes. He's easy to love and tough to resist and his performance at the Tiny Desk with his fabulous band is a testament to what it means to sing from the heart.
Set List
"Coming Home" 00:00
"Smooth Sailin'" 04:06
"Twistin' & Groovin'" 07:30
"River" 12:48
Credits
Producers: Bob Boilen, Morgan Walker; Audio Engineer: Neil Tevault, Josh Rogosin; Videographers: Morgan Walker, Colin Marshall, Lani Milton; Assistant Producer: Elena Saavedra Buckley; photo by Lydia Thompson/NPR
- published: 08 Sep 2015
- views: 1764
Aurora: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 13:21
- Updated: 09 Nov 2015
- views: 3852
The first time I saw Aurora sing, it appeared so new to her that each note, and each hand gesture accompanying each note, seemed like a discovery and an adventu...
The first time I saw Aurora sing, it appeared so new to her that each note, and each hand gesture accompanying each note, seemed like a discovery and an adventure for the singer. She was 18 when I first saw her in New York City, and now the Norwegian singer is 19; take a look at this Tiny Desk Concert, and her sense of innocence and discovery still rings as true as ever.
Aurora has just one EP and some singles out so far, and ever since seeing her at CMJ in 2014, I've been eager for her debut album. Early next year, we should finally have it — as well as more chances to see Aurora live, as she plans on touring the U.S. in the spring.
Running With The Wolves is available now. iTunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/running-with-the-wolves-ep/id987008667
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Running-With-Wolves-Ep-AURORA/dp/B00WTJK47Y
Set List
"Runaway"
"Murder Song (5, 4, 3, 2, 1)"
"Running With The Wolves"
Credits
Producers: Bob Boilen, Morgan Walker; Audio Engineer: Brian Jarboe; Videographers: Morgan Walker, Morgan McCloy; Production Assistant: Lani Milton; Photo by Hadas/NPR
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The first time I saw Aurora sing, it appeared so new to her that each note, and each hand gesture accompanying each note, seemed like a discovery and an adventure for the singer. She was 18 when I first saw her in New York City, and now the Norwegian singer is 19; take a look at this Tiny Desk Concert, and her sense of innocence and discovery still rings as true as ever.
Aurora has just one EP and some singles out so far, and ever since seeing her at CMJ in 2014, I've been eager for her debut album. Early next year, we should finally have it — as well as more chances to see Aurora live, as she plans on touring the U.S. in the spring.
Running With The Wolves is available now. iTunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/running-with-the-wolves-ep/id987008667
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Running-With-Wolves-Ep-AURORA/dp/B00WTJK47Y
Set List
"Runaway"
"Murder Song (5, 4, 3, 2, 1)"
"Running With The Wolves"
Credits
Producers: Bob Boilen, Morgan Walker; Audio Engineer: Brian Jarboe; Videographers: Morgan Walker, Morgan McCloy; Production Assistant: Lani Milton; Photo by Hadas/NPR
For more Tiny Desks, subscribe to our podcast:
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- published: 09 Nov 2015
- views: 3852
Death Cab For Cutie: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 18:16
- Updated: 07 Apr 2015
- views: 7328
Death Cab For Cutie came as a trio: Ben Gibbard sang, Nick Harmer played bass, and we wheeled in our piano for Zac Rae. This intimate set included two new songs...
Death Cab For Cutie came as a trio: Ben Gibbard sang, Nick Harmer played bass, and we wheeled in our piano for Zac Rae. This intimate set included two new songs — including "Black Sun," the first single from their new album Kintsugi.
The album title refers to the Japanese art of reassembling broken pottery and making the breakage part of the newly formed pot. Death Cab For Cutie, a groundbreaking band formed in 1997, has gone through its own rebuilding of sorts. Chris Walla, a founding member of the band, has left, after contributing music to Kintsugi, but that's his farewell offering.
Death Cab For Cutie is still strongly defined by Gibbard's words, and that couldn't be more evident in this beautifully stark performance, which also includes "No Room In Frame" from Kintsugi, as well as two stripped-down favorites from the past. One, "Your Heart Is An Empty Room," is from Plans, while a beautiful love song from Transatlanticism, "Passenger Seat," moistened more than a few eyes in the crowd.
Set List
"Black Sun" 0:07
"No Room In Frame" 5:13
"Your Heart Is An Empty Room" 9:23
"Passenger Seat" 14:00
Credits
Producers: Bob Boilen, Maggie Starbard; Audio Engineer: Kevin Wait; Videographers: Maggie Starbard, Carlos Waters; Assistant Producer: Emily Jan; photo by Emily Jan/NPR
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Death Cab For Cutie came as a trio: Ben Gibbard sang, Nick Harmer played bass, and we wheeled in our piano for Zac Rae. This intimate set included two new songs — including "Black Sun," the first single from their new album Kintsugi.
The album title refers to the Japanese art of reassembling broken pottery and making the breakage part of the newly formed pot. Death Cab For Cutie, a groundbreaking band formed in 1997, has gone through its own rebuilding of sorts. Chris Walla, a founding member of the band, has left, after contributing music to Kintsugi, but that's his farewell offering.
Death Cab For Cutie is still strongly defined by Gibbard's words, and that couldn't be more evident in this beautifully stark performance, which also includes "No Room In Frame" from Kintsugi, as well as two stripped-down favorites from the past. One, "Your Heart Is An Empty Room," is from Plans, while a beautiful love song from Transatlanticism, "Passenger Seat," moistened more than a few eyes in the crowd.
Set List
"Black Sun" 0:07
"No Room In Frame" 5:13
"Your Heart Is An Empty Room" 9:23
"Passenger Seat" 14:00
Credits
Producers: Bob Boilen, Maggie Starbard; Audio Engineer: Kevin Wait; Videographers: Maggie Starbard, Carlos Waters; Assistant Producer: Emily Jan; photo by Emily Jan/NPR
- published: 07 Apr 2015
- views: 7328
Rahim AlHaj NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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- Duration: 16:59
- Updated: 13 Nov 2015
- views: 3416
November 13, 2015 by SURAYA MOHAMED Ancestor to the lute and the guitar, the oud is an ancient stringed instrument commonly played throughout the Middle East, ...
November 13, 2015 by SURAYA MOHAMED Ancestor to the lute and the guitar, the oud is an ancient stringed instrument commonly played throughout the Middle East, North Africa and countries like Greece and Turkey. The oud has charmed audiences for more than 5,000 years, and the tradition continues with this reverent performance by one of the world's best players, Rahim AlHaj.
Born in Baghdad, AlHaj possesses a life story as powerful as his music. He learned to play the oud at age 9, and later graduated with honors and a degree in music composition from the Institute of Music in Baghdad. He also earned a degree in Arabic literature from Mustunsiriya University in Baghdad. Active in the underground revolutionary movement, AlHaj wrote protest songs opposing Saddam Hussein's repressive regime. He was imprisoned twice, once for a year and a half, and was regularly beaten by his captors. In 1991, AlHaj was forced to leave Iraq because of his political activism, and ultimately found a home in New Mexico.
Today, he composes traditional and contemporary pieces for a variety of ensembles — solo oud, string quartets and symphony orchestras. He performs around the world and has even collaborated with Kronos Quartet and R.E.M. AlHaj stopped by the Tiny Desk while in Washington, D.C., to receive a well-deserved NEA National Heritage Fellowship.
The set starts with a solo performance, followed by three songs in which he's accompanied by Palestinian-American percussionist Issa Malluf. Malluf plays the daf, a large circular drum with a hardwood frame, and a stretched and shaved goat skin that produces a gently melodic tonality. The dumbek is a goblet-shaped drum with a tight head make of goatskin, heated by a lamp to keep the skin taut in order to produce a consistent tone.
Though wordless, AlHaj's music tells powerful stories about the blessedness and fragility of life. The first song is intended to serve as a voice for millions of displaced and murdered Iraqi children whose cries will never be heard. Small but powerful, the oud reveals their stories of joy and pain while conveying a deep understanding of their sad history and hopeful future.
Little Earth is available now.
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/little-earth/id916811723
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Little-Earth-Rahim-Alhaj/dp/B003Z41F52
Set List
"Dream"
"Warm Voice"
"Friendship"
"Flying Bird"
Credits
Producers: Suraya Mohamed, Morgan Walker; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Videographers: Morgan Walker, Nick Michael, Julia Reihs; Production Assistant: Kate Drozynski; Photo by Julia Reihs/NPR
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November 13, 2015 by SURAYA MOHAMED Ancestor to the lute and the guitar, the oud is an ancient stringed instrument commonly played throughout the Middle East, North Africa and countries like Greece and Turkey. The oud has charmed audiences for more than 5,000 years, and the tradition continues with this reverent performance by one of the world's best players, Rahim AlHaj.
Born in Baghdad, AlHaj possesses a life story as powerful as his music. He learned to play the oud at age 9, and later graduated with honors and a degree in music composition from the Institute of Music in Baghdad. He also earned a degree in Arabic literature from Mustunsiriya University in Baghdad. Active in the underground revolutionary movement, AlHaj wrote protest songs opposing Saddam Hussein's repressive regime. He was imprisoned twice, once for a year and a half, and was regularly beaten by his captors. In 1991, AlHaj was forced to leave Iraq because of his political activism, and ultimately found a home in New Mexico.
Today, he composes traditional and contemporary pieces for a variety of ensembles — solo oud, string quartets and symphony orchestras. He performs around the world and has even collaborated with Kronos Quartet and R.E.M. AlHaj stopped by the Tiny Desk while in Washington, D.C., to receive a well-deserved NEA National Heritage Fellowship.
The set starts with a solo performance, followed by three songs in which he's accompanied by Palestinian-American percussionist Issa Malluf. Malluf plays the daf, a large circular drum with a hardwood frame, and a stretched and shaved goat skin that produces a gently melodic tonality. The dumbek is a goblet-shaped drum with a tight head make of goatskin, heated by a lamp to keep the skin taut in order to produce a consistent tone.
Though wordless, AlHaj's music tells powerful stories about the blessedness and fragility of life. The first song is intended to serve as a voice for millions of displaced and murdered Iraqi children whose cries will never be heard. Small but powerful, the oud reveals their stories of joy and pain while conveying a deep understanding of their sad history and hopeful future.
Little Earth is available now.
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/little-earth/id916811723
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Little-Earth-Rahim-Alhaj/dp/B003Z41F52
Set List
"Dream"
"Warm Voice"
"Friendship"
"Flying Bird"
Credits
Producers: Suraya Mohamed, Morgan Walker; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Videographers: Morgan Walker, Nick Michael, Julia Reihs; Production Assistant: Kate Drozynski; Photo by Julia Reihs/NPR
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- published: 13 Nov 2015
- views: 3416
Beirut Full Concert | NPR MUSIC FRONT ROW
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- Duration: 75:57
- Updated: 29 Sep 2015
- views: 43921
How does a band return from a recording hiatus that could have permanently displaced it from the audience's eye? If you are Zach Condon and Beirut, you just go ...
How does a band return from a recording hiatus that could have permanently displaced it from the audience's eye? If you are Zach Condon and Beirut, you just go about your business and pick up where you left off three years earlier. The group's First Listen Live show at Brooklyn's intimate Bell House on a rainy September night, a concert debuting many of the songs from the brand new No No No, its first album since 2011, showed that Beirut works through its obstacles. Maybe it helps when the initial idea behind a band is ahead of the curve to begin with, no?
When Condon's Beirut first came to prominence in 2006, it emerged from Santa Fe with a fully conceived, pan-global folk sound unlike any indie sensibilities popular on the day. Zach's trumpet and flugelhorn playing was informed by local Mexican mariachi horns, his engagement with the Roma brass bands of the Balkans, and modal jazz changes via a percolating bossa nova; he favored timeless instruments (ukuleles, accordions) and images, to the rush of the modern; and the songs his quavering tenor delivered, also traveled the old continents. Live, the group grew into a formidable sextet, heavy on keyboards, horns and harmony, a world onto themselves.
At the Bell House, Beirut ran down its entire career before a sold-out audience, and the songs from No No No, the band's fourth studio, fit snuggly alongside the older material, even as it heralded directions new and familiar. "Perth," for instance, featured a touch of the Memphis soul energy, with Ben Lanz's trombone adding a brassy bump; "Fener," a song about a neighborhood in Istanbul, is built around the motorik beat interplay between Aaron Arntz's keyboards and Nick Petree's drums, before dropping down into a great g-funk slink, guided by Condon's Moog. So seemingly apart from Beirut's musical environment, yet, here they were, a natural part of it, making the audience sway endlessly. The hiatus, it seems, simply made full hearts grow fonder.
Set List:
No No No - 1:31
Scenic World - 4:54
Elephant Gun - 7:27
As Needed - 12:08
Perth - 15:46
Santa Fe - 20:03
Postcards From Italy - 25:17
August Holland - 29:42
The Rip Tide - 33:49
The Shrew - 38:10
Fener - 42:23
Serbian Cocek - 46:08
At Once - 49:44
After The Curtain - 52:44
So Allowed - 56:27
Pacheco - 1:01:10
Gulag Orkestar - 1:04:16
In The Mausoleum - 1:07:41
Flying Club Cup - 1:11:20
Director: Mito Habe-Evans; Producer: Saidah Blount; Videographers: Mito Habe-Evans, Lani Milton, Christopher Farber, A.J. Wilhelm; Audio Engineers: Josh Rogosin; Special Thanks: The Bell House; Executive Producer: Anya Grundmann
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How does a band return from a recording hiatus that could have permanently displaced it from the audience's eye? If you are Zach Condon and Beirut, you just go about your business and pick up where you left off three years earlier. The group's First Listen Live show at Brooklyn's intimate Bell House on a rainy September night, a concert debuting many of the songs from the brand new No No No, its first album since 2011, showed that Beirut works through its obstacles. Maybe it helps when the initial idea behind a band is ahead of the curve to begin with, no?
When Condon's Beirut first came to prominence in 2006, it emerged from Santa Fe with a fully conceived, pan-global folk sound unlike any indie sensibilities popular on the day. Zach's trumpet and flugelhorn playing was informed by local Mexican mariachi horns, his engagement with the Roma brass bands of the Balkans, and modal jazz changes via a percolating bossa nova; he favored timeless instruments (ukuleles, accordions) and images, to the rush of the modern; and the songs his quavering tenor delivered, also traveled the old continents. Live, the group grew into a formidable sextet, heavy on keyboards, horns and harmony, a world onto themselves.
At the Bell House, Beirut ran down its entire career before a sold-out audience, and the songs from No No No, the band's fourth studio, fit snuggly alongside the older material, even as it heralded directions new and familiar. "Perth," for instance, featured a touch of the Memphis soul energy, with Ben Lanz's trombone adding a brassy bump; "Fener," a song about a neighborhood in Istanbul, is built around the motorik beat interplay between Aaron Arntz's keyboards and Nick Petree's drums, before dropping down into a great g-funk slink, guided by Condon's Moog. So seemingly apart from Beirut's musical environment, yet, here they were, a natural part of it, making the audience sway endlessly. The hiatus, it seems, simply made full hearts grow fonder.
Set List:
No No No - 1:31
Scenic World - 4:54
Elephant Gun - 7:27
As Needed - 12:08
Perth - 15:46
Santa Fe - 20:03
Postcards From Italy - 25:17
August Holland - 29:42
The Rip Tide - 33:49
The Shrew - 38:10
Fener - 42:23
Serbian Cocek - 46:08
At Once - 49:44
After The Curtain - 52:44
So Allowed - 56:27
Pacheco - 1:01:10
Gulag Orkestar - 1:04:16
In The Mausoleum - 1:07:41
Flying Club Cup - 1:11:20
Director: Mito Habe-Evans; Producer: Saidah Blount; Videographers: Mito Habe-Evans, Lani Milton, Christopher Farber, A.J. Wilhelm; Audio Engineers: Josh Rogosin; Special Thanks: The Bell House; Executive Producer: Anya Grundmann
- published: 29 Sep 2015
- views: 43921
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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- Duration: 33:50
- Updated: 20 Oct 2015
- views: 1094
October 09, 2015 by PATRICK JARENWATTANANON
Artists don't usually tell long, rambling stories at the Tiny Desk, and if they do, those stories don't usually mak...
October 09, 2015 by PATRICK JARENWATTANANON
Artists don't usually tell long, rambling stories at the Tiny Desk, and if they do, those stories don't usually make the final cut. But this one felt different. It was about the time Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, a young black man, says he was stopped by New Orleans police late at night for no reason other than to harass and intimidate him. And how his pride almost made him do something ill-advised about it. And how he finally channeled that pent-up frustration into a piece of music whose long-form title is "Ku Klux Police Department."
"K.K.P.D." was the emotional peak of the septet's performance, though it wasn't a new tune. That's notable, because Scott stopped by the Tiny Desk on the very day his new album came out. It was played by something of a new band, though: Flutist Elena Pinderhughes, saxophonist Braxton Cook and guitarist Dominic Minix are new, younger additions to the group. It had new textures, too: Drummer Corey Fonville (another new member) used a djembe as a bass drum, and also brought a MIDI pad so he could emulate the sound of a drum machine. The effect was something like an evocation of African roots, juxtaposed with a trap beat.
The first two numbers were, in fact, from Scott's new album Stretch Music. That's his name for the particular type of jazz fusion he's up to: something more seamless than a simple collision of genre signifiers; something whose DNA is already hybridized and freely admits sonic elements which potentially "stretch" jazz's purported boundaries. (You may note that he showed up in a Joy Division sleeveless T-shirt and gold chain.) It's sleek and clearly modern, awash in guitar riffs, but also bold and emotionally naked. Scott is particularly good at getting you to feel the energy he sends pulsing through his horn, and he never shies away from going all-in on a solo. The least we could offer was to let him explain himself in doing so.
Stretch Music is available now.
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/stretch-music-introducing/id1024394279
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01399S7GC?keywords=christian%20scott%20stretch%20music&qid;=1444351505&ref;_=sr_1_1&sr;=8-1
Set List
"TWIN"
"West Of The West"
"K.K.P.D."
Personnel
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, trumpet; Elena Pinderhughes, flute; Braxton Cook, alto saxophone; Lawrence Fields, piano; Dominic Minix, guitar; Kris Funn, bass; Corey Fonville, percussion
Credits
Producers: Patrick Jarenwattananon, Morgan Walker; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Videographer: Morgan Walker, Nick Michael, Cameron Robert; Production Assistant: Julia Reihs; photo by Julia Reihs
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October 09, 2015 by PATRICK JARENWATTANANON
Artists don't usually tell long, rambling stories at the Tiny Desk, and if they do, those stories don't usually make the final cut. But this one felt different. It was about the time Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, a young black man, says he was stopped by New Orleans police late at night for no reason other than to harass and intimidate him. And how his pride almost made him do something ill-advised about it. And how he finally channeled that pent-up frustration into a piece of music whose long-form title is "Ku Klux Police Department."
"K.K.P.D." was the emotional peak of the septet's performance, though it wasn't a new tune. That's notable, because Scott stopped by the Tiny Desk on the very day his new album came out. It was played by something of a new band, though: Flutist Elena Pinderhughes, saxophonist Braxton Cook and guitarist Dominic Minix are new, younger additions to the group. It had new textures, too: Drummer Corey Fonville (another new member) used a djembe as a bass drum, and also brought a MIDI pad so he could emulate the sound of a drum machine. The effect was something like an evocation of African roots, juxtaposed with a trap beat.
The first two numbers were, in fact, from Scott's new album Stretch Music. That's his name for the particular type of jazz fusion he's up to: something more seamless than a simple collision of genre signifiers; something whose DNA is already hybridized and freely admits sonic elements which potentially "stretch" jazz's purported boundaries. (You may note that he showed up in a Joy Division sleeveless T-shirt and gold chain.) It's sleek and clearly modern, awash in guitar riffs, but also bold and emotionally naked. Scott is particularly good at getting you to feel the energy he sends pulsing through his horn, and he never shies away from going all-in on a solo. The least we could offer was to let him explain himself in doing so.
Stretch Music is available now.
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/stretch-music-introducing/id1024394279
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01399S7GC?keywords=christian%20scott%20stretch%20music&qid;=1444351505&ref;_=sr_1_1&sr;=8-1
Set List
"TWIN"
"West Of The West"
"K.K.P.D."
Personnel
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, trumpet; Elena Pinderhughes, flute; Braxton Cook, alto saxophone; Lawrence Fields, piano; Dominic Minix, guitar; Kris Funn, bass; Corey Fonville, percussion
Credits
Producers: Patrick Jarenwattananon, Morgan Walker; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Videographer: Morgan Walker, Nick Michael, Cameron Robert; Production Assistant: Julia Reihs; photo by Julia Reihs
For more Tiny Desk Concerts, subscribe to our podcast:
http://www.npr.org/podcasts/510292/tiny-desk-concerts-video
- published: 20 Oct 2015
- views: 1094
Diane Coffee: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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- Duration: 18:51
- Updated: 02 Nov 2015
- views: 50686
November 02, 2015 by ROBIN HILTON
Diane Coffee gives the kind of live performances you talk about for weeks after seeing. It's not that the band tears up the st...
November 02, 2015 by ROBIN HILTON
Diane Coffee gives the kind of live performances you talk about for weeks after seeing. It's not that the band tears up the stage. There's no elaborate light show or other orchestrated theatrics. The main attraction — and the reason you'll want to watch and hear more — is Diane Coffee's fantastically flamboyant lead singer, Shaun Fleming.
Conjuring both Mick Jagger and David Bowie, Fleming swaggers and shimmies on stage. He strikes playfully defiant poses, hands on hips, while his face does its own dance, with wildly exaggerated expressions: raised brows, eyes wide open, mouth enunciating every word. Not bad for someone known primarily as the drummer in Foxygen.
For the first half of this Tiny Desk performance, Fleming remained relatively restrained behind the mic, strumming an acoustic guitar. The band opened with "Spring Breathes," a sprawling showpiece with so many change-ups it feels like an entire album's worth of music, followed by the melancholy and soulful "Not That Easy." Both cuts are from Diane Coffee's sophomore full-length, Everybody's A Good Dog.
But for the second half of the set, Fleming put down the guitar and let himself off the leash, gyrating and wildly gesturing to the crowd as he belted out the words to "Mayflower." By the end of the song, Fleming was winded, panting and gulping water, trying to catch his breath before closing with the girl group-inspired "Green," from Diane Coffee's 2013 debut, My Friend Fish. In the end, Fleming and the rest of Diane Coffee had left it all on the Tiny Desk floor — in as much as anyone can when performing for a roomful of people working at computers.
Everybody's a Good Dog is available now.
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/everybodys-a-good-dog/id1000790368
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Everybodys-Good-Dog-Diane-Coffee/dp/B0109359FI
Set List
"Spring Breathes"
"Not That Easy"
"Mayflower"
"Green"
Credits
Producers: Robin Hilton, Morgan Walker; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Videographers: Morgan Walker, Colin Marshall, Julia Reihs; Production Assistant: Kate Drozynski; Photo by Jun Tsuboike/NPR
For more Tiny Desk Concerts, subscribe to our podcast: http://www.npr.org/podcasts/510292/tiny-desk-concerts-video
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November 02, 2015 by ROBIN HILTON
Diane Coffee gives the kind of live performances you talk about for weeks after seeing. It's not that the band tears up the stage. There's no elaborate light show or other orchestrated theatrics. The main attraction — and the reason you'll want to watch and hear more — is Diane Coffee's fantastically flamboyant lead singer, Shaun Fleming.
Conjuring both Mick Jagger and David Bowie, Fleming swaggers and shimmies on stage. He strikes playfully defiant poses, hands on hips, while his face does its own dance, with wildly exaggerated expressions: raised brows, eyes wide open, mouth enunciating every word. Not bad for someone known primarily as the drummer in Foxygen.
For the first half of this Tiny Desk performance, Fleming remained relatively restrained behind the mic, strumming an acoustic guitar. The band opened with "Spring Breathes," a sprawling showpiece with so many change-ups it feels like an entire album's worth of music, followed by the melancholy and soulful "Not That Easy." Both cuts are from Diane Coffee's sophomore full-length, Everybody's A Good Dog.
But for the second half of the set, Fleming put down the guitar and let himself off the leash, gyrating and wildly gesturing to the crowd as he belted out the words to "Mayflower." By the end of the song, Fleming was winded, panting and gulping water, trying to catch his breath before closing with the girl group-inspired "Green," from Diane Coffee's 2013 debut, My Friend Fish. In the end, Fleming and the rest of Diane Coffee had left it all on the Tiny Desk floor — in as much as anyone can when performing for a roomful of people working at computers.
Everybody's a Good Dog is available now.
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/everybodys-a-good-dog/id1000790368
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Everybodys-Good-Dog-Diane-Coffee/dp/B0109359FI
Set List
"Spring Breathes"
"Not That Easy"
"Mayflower"
"Green"
Credits
Producers: Robin Hilton, Morgan Walker; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Videographers: Morgan Walker, Colin Marshall, Julia Reihs; Production Assistant: Kate Drozynski; Photo by Jun Tsuboike/NPR
For more Tiny Desk Concerts, subscribe to our podcast: http://www.npr.org/podcasts/510292/tiny-desk-concerts-video
- published: 02 Nov 2015
- views: 50686
T-Pain: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 13:48
- Updated: 29 Oct 2014
- views: 7174865
T-Pain's fingerprints are all over pop and R&B; and hip-hop. He wasn't the first musician to use Auto-Tune as an instrument — he noticed it on a Jennifer Lopez r...
T-Pain's fingerprints are all over pop and R&B; and hip-hop. He wasn't the first musician to use Auto-Tune as an instrument — he noticed it on a Jennifer Lopez remix, and remembers "Deep" well — but it was, as he says, his style. For a while, in the mid-2000s, he lived at the top of the charts. He dominated that brief moment of our lives when ringtones were a thing. He was celebrated as an innovator, and he happily took his talents where he was invited, which was everywhere.
But somewhere along the way, somebody got it twisted. "People felt like I was using it to sound good," says T-Pain, in an interview that will air on All Things Considered. "But I was just using it to sound different.”
He just turned 30, but T-Pain has already done enough to drop a greatest hits album next week. We asked him if he'd grace the Tiny Desk without any embellishment or effects to show what's really made his career: his voice, and those songs.--FRANNIE KELLEY
SET LIST
"Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin')"
"Up Down (Do This All Day)"
"Drankin' Patna"
CREDITS
Producers: Frannie Kelley, Maggie Starbard; Editor: Maggie Starbard; Audio Engineer: Kevin Wait; Videographers: Colin Marshall, Maggie Starbard; Production Assistant: Susan Hale Thomas; photo by Maggie Starbard/NPR
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T-Pain's fingerprints are all over pop and R&B; and hip-hop. He wasn't the first musician to use Auto-Tune as an instrument — he noticed it on a Jennifer Lopez remix, and remembers "Deep" well — but it was, as he says, his style. For a while, in the mid-2000s, he lived at the top of the charts. He dominated that brief moment of our lives when ringtones were a thing. He was celebrated as an innovator, and he happily took his talents where he was invited, which was everywhere.
But somewhere along the way, somebody got it twisted. "People felt like I was using it to sound good," says T-Pain, in an interview that will air on All Things Considered. "But I was just using it to sound different.”
He just turned 30, but T-Pain has already done enough to drop a greatest hits album next week. We asked him if he'd grace the Tiny Desk without any embellishment or effects to show what's really made his career: his voice, and those songs.--FRANNIE KELLEY
SET LIST
"Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin')"
"Up Down (Do This All Day)"
"Drankin' Patna"
CREDITS
Producers: Frannie Kelley, Maggie Starbard; Editor: Maggie Starbard; Audio Engineer: Kevin Wait; Videographers: Colin Marshall, Maggie Starbard; Production Assistant: Susan Hale Thomas; photo by Maggie Starbard/NPR
- published: 29 Oct 2014
- views: 7174865
Chris Stapleton: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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- Duration: 14:58
- Updated: 14 Sep 2015
- views: 584
September 14, 2015 by JACOB GANZ
As a songwriter in Nashville, Chris Stapleton has written hits for Kenny Chesney, George Strait and Darius Rucker. As a singer...
September 14, 2015 by JACOB GANZ
As a songwriter in Nashville, Chris Stapleton has written hits for Kenny Chesney, George Strait and Darius Rucker. As a singer, he once led the bluegrass band The SteelDrivers, and more recently stepped into the solo spotlight with Traveller, his debut album. It's the kind of country record that gets better the more you wear it in: When NPR Music named it one of our favorite albums of the first half of 2015, critic Ann Powers compared it to a "soft denim jacket ... pulled out time after time, lending comfort, suiting every occasion, with treasure stuffed in every pocket."
It's easy to understand why other singers took to his songs — Stapleton writes lyrics that sound classic but never dated — but his softly creaking voice gives them the home they deserve. And even though those songs stand plenty well on their own, it's nice to have a little support. When Stapleton stepped behind the Tiny Desk to play selections from Traveller, he was joined by his wife Morgane on harmony vocals. Between patient, detailed songs of devotion to love, Los Angeles and liquor, they paused for banter about the summer heat in D.C. and the large number of guitars Chris owns ("Not supposed to tell that part," he said to Morgane).
Watch him hide behind a large hat, a beard and a battered vintage guitar; watch her smile at him during "More Of You" with a combination of admiration and affection. Like the songs themselves, their performance is full of private moments worth sharing widely.
Traveller is available now. (iTunes) (Amazon)
Set List
"More Of You"
"When The Stars Come Out"
"Whiskey And You"
Credits
Producers: Jacob Ganz, Morgan Walker; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Videographers: Morgan Walker, Lani Milton; Assistant Producer: Mina Tavakoli; photo by Lani Milton/NPR
For more Tiny Desk Concerts subscribe to our podcast.
http://www.npr.org/podcasts/510292/tiny-desk-concerts-video
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September 14, 2015 by JACOB GANZ
As a songwriter in Nashville, Chris Stapleton has written hits for Kenny Chesney, George Strait and Darius Rucker. As a singer, he once led the bluegrass band The SteelDrivers, and more recently stepped into the solo spotlight with Traveller, his debut album. It's the kind of country record that gets better the more you wear it in: When NPR Music named it one of our favorite albums of the first half of 2015, critic Ann Powers compared it to a "soft denim jacket ... pulled out time after time, lending comfort, suiting every occasion, with treasure stuffed in every pocket."
It's easy to understand why other singers took to his songs — Stapleton writes lyrics that sound classic but never dated — but his softly creaking voice gives them the home they deserve. And even though those songs stand plenty well on their own, it's nice to have a little support. When Stapleton stepped behind the Tiny Desk to play selections from Traveller, he was joined by his wife Morgane on harmony vocals. Between patient, detailed songs of devotion to love, Los Angeles and liquor, they paused for banter about the summer heat in D.C. and the large number of guitars Chris owns ("Not supposed to tell that part," he said to Morgane).
Watch him hide behind a large hat, a beard and a battered vintage guitar; watch her smile at him during "More Of You" with a combination of admiration and affection. Like the songs themselves, their performance is full of private moments worth sharing widely.
Traveller is available now. (iTunes) (Amazon)
Set List
"More Of You"
"When The Stars Come Out"
"Whiskey And You"
Credits
Producers: Jacob Ganz, Morgan Walker; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Videographers: Morgan Walker, Lani Milton; Assistant Producer: Mina Tavakoli; photo by Lani Milton/NPR
For more Tiny Desk Concerts subscribe to our podcast.
http://www.npr.org/podcasts/510292/tiny-desk-concerts-video
- published: 14 Sep 2015
- views: 584
Hozier: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 15:11
- Updated: 28 May 2014
- views: 874086
Andrew Hozier-Byrne's voice is so rich, so vital and so soulful, I'm certain I'll follow his music for a long time to come. The 24-year-old Irishman, who perfor...
Andrew Hozier-Byrne's voice is so rich, so vital and so soulful, I'm certain I'll follow his music for a long time to come. The 24-year-old Irishman, who performs under the name Hozier, opens this set with the brilliant and instantly grabby song "Take Me to Church," about passion, sex and religion.
Hozier's music is based in the blues, and you'll hear the singer-guitarist's love for Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker during the second song he performs here. His band — piano, guitar, percussion — steps aside for the swampy "To Be Alone," in which the blues provide a starting place for his high, yearning vocals and deep questioning. Hozier has just two EPs out, and both have me yearning to hear more. --BOB BOILEN
Set List
"Take Me To Church"
"To Be Alone"
"Cherry Wine"
Credits
Producers: Bob Boilen, Denise DeBelius; Audio Engineer: Kevin Wait; Videographers: Denise DeBelius, Olivia Merrion; Production Assistant: Alex Schelldorf; photo by Alex Schelldorf/NPR
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Andrew Hozier-Byrne's voice is so rich, so vital and so soulful, I'm certain I'll follow his music for a long time to come. The 24-year-old Irishman, who performs under the name Hozier, opens this set with the brilliant and instantly grabby song "Take Me to Church," about passion, sex and religion.
Hozier's music is based in the blues, and you'll hear the singer-guitarist's love for Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker during the second song he performs here. His band — piano, guitar, percussion — steps aside for the swampy "To Be Alone," in which the blues provide a starting place for his high, yearning vocals and deep questioning. Hozier has just two EPs out, and both have me yearning to hear more. --BOB BOILEN
Set List
"Take Me To Church"
"To Be Alone"
"Cherry Wine"
Credits
Producers: Bob Boilen, Denise DeBelius; Audio Engineer: Kevin Wait; Videographers: Denise DeBelius, Olivia Merrion; Production Assistant: Alex Schelldorf; photo by Alex Schelldorf/NPR
- published: 28 May 2014
- views: 874086
My Bubba: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 13:38
- Updated: 12 Nov 2015
- views: 5362
November 06, 2015 by BOB BOILEN
My Bubba is the duo of Sweden's My and Iceland's Bubba, women whose quirky, delicate, sweetly sung folk songs are a delight. The...
November 06, 2015 by BOB BOILEN
My Bubba is the duo of Sweden's My and Iceland's Bubba, women whose quirky, delicate, sweetly sung folk songs are a delight. The centerpiece of their tunes are the harmonies, but the backing instrumentation is equally intimate, from handclaps to an old table harp and acoustic guitar.
The pair's current album, Goes Abroader, was produced by Noah Georgeson, who's known for his work with Joanna Newsom, Cate Le Bon and Devendra Banhart. As for this Tiny Desk Concert, it's best viewed on a comfy couch, perhaps snuggled up with a friend, your favorite animal or both.
Goes Abroader is available now.
iTunes:https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/goes-abroader/id856291317
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Goes-Abroader-My-Bubba/dp/B00JWNWUA4
Set List
"Dogs Laying Around Playing"
"Charm"
"Knitting"
"Ghost Sweat"
Credits
Producers: Bob Boilen, Mito Habe-Evans; Editor: Morgan Walker; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Videographers: Mito Habe-Evans, Julia Reihs, Cameron Robert; Production Assistant: Kate Drozynski; Photo by Jun Tsuboike/NPR
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November 06, 2015 by BOB BOILEN
My Bubba is the duo of Sweden's My and Iceland's Bubba, women whose quirky, delicate, sweetly sung folk songs are a delight. The centerpiece of their tunes are the harmonies, but the backing instrumentation is equally intimate, from handclaps to an old table harp and acoustic guitar.
The pair's current album, Goes Abroader, was produced by Noah Georgeson, who's known for his work with Joanna Newsom, Cate Le Bon and Devendra Banhart. As for this Tiny Desk Concert, it's best viewed on a comfy couch, perhaps snuggled up with a friend, your favorite animal or both.
Goes Abroader is available now.
iTunes:https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/goes-abroader/id856291317
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Goes-Abroader-My-Bubba/dp/B00JWNWUA4
Set List
"Dogs Laying Around Playing"
"Charm"
"Knitting"
"Ghost Sweat"
Credits
Producers: Bob Boilen, Mito Habe-Evans; Editor: Morgan Walker; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Videographers: Mito Habe-Evans, Julia Reihs, Cameron Robert; Production Assistant: Kate Drozynski; Photo by Jun Tsuboike/NPR
For more Tiny Desks, subscribe to our podcast:
- published: 12 Nov 2015
- views: 5362
Andra Day: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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- Duration: 13:19
- Updated: 13 Oct 2015
- views: 5472
My rule when booking Tiny Desk Concerts is to see artists live before they come to the office. I've heard many a great record only to be disappointed by a live ...
My rule when booking Tiny Desk Concerts is to see artists live before they come to the office. I've heard many a great record only to be disappointed by a live show. But when I heard Andra Day sing "Forever Mine" from her album Cheers To The Fall, I decided to break my rule, sight unseen.
When Day started warming up for this set, I could see that she was born to perform. She's able to channel the likes of Nina Simone and Billie Holiday in songs that feel candid and vulnerable, but not understated.
Day studied singing in a performing-arts high school in San Diego. A live performance found its way to Stevie Wonder after a chance meeting with his wife. Day was then introduced to songwriter and producer Adrian Gurvitz and then Raphael Saadiq to help her make Cheers To The Fall. This is an unforgettable performance, and she's got a talented backing band to boot.
Cheers To The Fall is available now.
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/cheers-to-the-fall/id996787628
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Cheers-The-Fall-Andra-Day/dp/B00Z97XIZ8
Set List
"Forever Mine" 00:00
"Rise Up" 03:42
"Gold" 08:00
Credits
Producers: Bob Boilen, Morgan Walker; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Videographers: Morgan Walker, Julia Reihs; Production Assistant: Kate Drozynski; photo by Jun Tsuboike/NPR
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My rule when booking Tiny Desk Concerts is to see artists live before they come to the office. I've heard many a great record only to be disappointed by a live show. But when I heard Andra Day sing "Forever Mine" from her album Cheers To The Fall, I decided to break my rule, sight unseen.
When Day started warming up for this set, I could see that she was born to perform. She's able to channel the likes of Nina Simone and Billie Holiday in songs that feel candid and vulnerable, but not understated.
Day studied singing in a performing-arts high school in San Diego. A live performance found its way to Stevie Wonder after a chance meeting with his wife. Day was then introduced to songwriter and producer Adrian Gurvitz and then Raphael Saadiq to help her make Cheers To The Fall. This is an unforgettable performance, and she's got a talented backing band to boot.
Cheers To The Fall is available now.
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/cheers-to-the-fall/id996787628
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Cheers-The-Fall-Andra-Day/dp/B00Z97XIZ8
Set List
"Forever Mine" 00:00
"Rise Up" 03:42
"Gold" 08:00
Credits
Producers: Bob Boilen, Morgan Walker; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Videographers: Morgan Walker, Julia Reihs; Production Assistant: Kate Drozynski; photo by Jun Tsuboike/NPR
For more Tiny Desk Concerts, subscribe to our podcast:
http://www.npr.org/podcasts/510292/tiny-desk-concerts-video
- published: 13 Oct 2015
- views: 5472
Local Natives: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
The L.A.-based indie-rock band plays buoyant, infectious songs that brim with sunny melodies and three-part vocal harmonies. Local Natives' members bring the......
The L.A.-based indie-rock band plays buoyant, infectious songs that brim with sunny melodies and three-part vocal harmonies. Local Natives' members bring the...
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The L.A.-based indie-rock band plays buoyant, infectious songs that brim with sunny melodies and three-part vocal harmonies. Local Natives' members bring the...
- published: 28 Feb 2011
- views: 575147
- author: NPR Music
T-Pain: Officially Yours | NPR MUSIC FRONT ROW
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- Duration: 5:05
- Updated: 21 Nov 2015
- views: 5413
To mark the one-year anniversary of the most popular Tiny Desk Concert ever and the 10th anniversary of his debut album, Rappa Ternt Sanga, we hosted T-Pain at ...
To mark the one-year anniversary of the most popular Tiny Desk Concert ever and the 10th anniversary of his debut album, Rappa Ternt Sanga, we hosted T-Pain at our Washington, D.C. headquarters. The inimitable Floridian performed a short set of classics, both his own and others', and brand new, never before heard song from his forthcoming album, Stoicville: The Phoenix.
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Director: Mito Habe-Evans; Producer: Frannie Kelly; Videographers: Colin Marshall, Julia Reihs, Cameron Robert, Morgan Walker; Audio Engineers: Andy Huether, Josh Rogosin, Neil Tevault; Special Thanks: Chris Berry, Saidah Blount, Bobby Carter, Kate Drozynski, Kiana Fitzgerald, Savoy Jefferson, Cedric Shine, Justin Winn; Executive Producer: Anya Grundmann
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To mark the one-year anniversary of the most popular Tiny Desk Concert ever and the 10th anniversary of his debut album, Rappa Ternt Sanga, we hosted T-Pain at our Washington, D.C. headquarters. The inimitable Floridian performed a short set of classics, both his own and others', and brand new, never before heard song from his forthcoming album, Stoicville: The Phoenix.
Follow @NPRandB and @NPRHipHop.
Director: Mito Habe-Evans; Producer: Frannie Kelly; Videographers: Colin Marshall, Julia Reihs, Cameron Robert, Morgan Walker; Audio Engineers: Andy Huether, Josh Rogosin, Neil Tevault; Special Thanks: Chris Berry, Saidah Blount, Bobby Carter, Kate Drozynski, Kiana Fitzgerald, Savoy Jefferson, Cedric Shine, Justin Winn; Executive Producer: Anya Grundmann
- published: 21 Nov 2015
- views: 5413
The National: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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- Duration: 18:18
- Updated: 10 Jun 2013
- views: 1254935
The first thing you might notice about this video is the change in surroundings: NPR recently moved to a new building, and though we worked to make the Tiny Des...
The first thing you might notice about this video is the change in surroundings: NPR recently moved to a new building, and though we worked to make the Tiny Desk as visually similar as possible to the old space — a process we recently documented with the help of OK Go — the ceilings are higher, the square footage more generous and the surfaces lavishly unsullied. The visuals will surely evolve in the months and years to come, as more tchotchkes and coffee stains accumulate on, around and behind Bob Boilen's desk.
In the days leading up to this hotly anticipated performance by The National — recorded at the obscenely early time (for touring bands anyway) of 10:30 in the morning — we'd gotten word that the group would strip its sound way down for the occasion, sticking to two acoustic guitars and a bit of hand percussion. What we got instead was a fully fleshed-out septet, complete with horns and piano; the band showed up at 9:30 to rehearse and sound-check.
Though singer Matt Berninger had barely rested his voice from a show in the area the night before, The National dutifully performed gorgeous acoustic renditions of four tracks from its fine new album, Trouble Will Find Me. Its members even treated the hundreds of worshipful gawkers to Building 2.0's first-ever Tiny Desk encore, in response to a roar of applause that could be heard in the far reaches of the newsroom downstairs. Here's to many more.
--STEPHEN THOMPSON
Set List
"This Is The Last Time"
"I Need My Girl"
"Pink Rabbits"
"Sea Of Love"
Credits
Producer: Bob Boilen; Editor: Denise DeBelius; Audio Engineer: Kevin Wait; Videographers: Kainaz Amaria, Parker Blohm, Denise DeBelius,Gabriella Garcia-Pardo; photo by Hayley Bartels/NPR
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The first thing you might notice about this video is the change in surroundings: NPR recently moved to a new building, and though we worked to make the Tiny Desk as visually similar as possible to the old space — a process we recently documented with the help of OK Go — the ceilings are higher, the square footage more generous and the surfaces lavishly unsullied. The visuals will surely evolve in the months and years to come, as more tchotchkes and coffee stains accumulate on, around and behind Bob Boilen's desk.
In the days leading up to this hotly anticipated performance by The National — recorded at the obscenely early time (for touring bands anyway) of 10:30 in the morning — we'd gotten word that the group would strip its sound way down for the occasion, sticking to two acoustic guitars and a bit of hand percussion. What we got instead was a fully fleshed-out septet, complete with horns and piano; the band showed up at 9:30 to rehearse and sound-check.
Though singer Matt Berninger had barely rested his voice from a show in the area the night before, The National dutifully performed gorgeous acoustic renditions of four tracks from its fine new album, Trouble Will Find Me. Its members even treated the hundreds of worshipful gawkers to Building 2.0's first-ever Tiny Desk encore, in response to a roar of applause that could be heard in the far reaches of the newsroom downstairs. Here's to many more.
--STEPHEN THOMPSON
Set List
"This Is The Last Time"
"I Need My Girl"
"Pink Rabbits"
"Sea Of Love"
Credits
Producer: Bob Boilen; Editor: Denise DeBelius; Audio Engineer: Kevin Wait; Videographers: Kainaz Amaria, Parker Blohm, Denise DeBelius,Gabriella Garcia-Pardo; photo by Hayley Bartels/NPR
- published: 10 Jun 2013
- views: 1254935
Gina Chavez: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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- Duration: 16:47
- Updated: 22 Sep 2015
- views: 578
September 22, 2015 by FELIX CONTRERAS
Much has happened for Gina Chavez since I first saw her at an unofficial SXSW showcase about five years ago: two albums, f...
September 22, 2015 by FELIX CONTRERAS
Much has happened for Gina Chavez since I first saw her at an unofficial SXSW showcase about five years ago: two albums, fan and industry recognition, this year's Austin Music Award for Austin Musician Of The Year. Chavez's music has developed over the years, just as it should.
What hasn't changed is the intense openness and warmth of her performances. From that hot spring afternoon in Austin to this recent Tiny Desk Concert, it always feels as if she's performing just for me. And, of course, you get the sense that everyone else in the audience feels the same. See for yourself, and if you don't know her already, I dare you to walk away and not become a fan.
Up.Rooted is available now.
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/up.rooted/id814216366
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Up-Rooted-Gina-Chavez/dp/B00I8OQRRU
Set List
"Fire Water"
"Miles De Millas"
"Siete-D"
Credits
Producers: Felix Contreras, Morgan Walker; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Videographers: Morgan Walker, Nick Michael, Lani Milton; Assistant Producer: Mina Tavakoli; photo by Lydia Thompson/NPR
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September 22, 2015 by FELIX CONTRERAS
Much has happened for Gina Chavez since I first saw her at an unofficial SXSW showcase about five years ago: two albums, fan and industry recognition, this year's Austin Music Award for Austin Musician Of The Year. Chavez's music has developed over the years, just as it should.
What hasn't changed is the intense openness and warmth of her performances. From that hot spring afternoon in Austin to this recent Tiny Desk Concert, it always feels as if she's performing just for me. And, of course, you get the sense that everyone else in the audience feels the same. See for yourself, and if you don't know her already, I dare you to walk away and not become a fan.
Up.Rooted is available now.
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/up.rooted/id814216366
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Up-Rooted-Gina-Chavez/dp/B00I8OQRRU
Set List
"Fire Water"
"Miles De Millas"
"Siete-D"
Credits
Producers: Felix Contreras, Morgan Walker; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Videographers: Morgan Walker, Nick Michael, Lani Milton; Assistant Producer: Mina Tavakoli; photo by Lydia Thompson/NPR
For more Tiny Desk Concerts, subscribe to our podcast.
http://www.npr.org/podcasts/510292/tiny-desk-concerts-video
- published: 22 Sep 2015
- views: 578
Jessie Ware: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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- Duration: 14:00
- Updated: 21 Apr 2015
- views: 4835
Young, soulful English singer Jessie Ware has a powerful voice, but it's used with grace. Her singing brings warmth to electronic music and swoon to her own pop...
Young, soulful English singer Jessie Ware has a powerful voice, but it's used with grace. Her singing brings warmth to electronic music and swoon to her own pop, so it's no surprise that her visit to the Tiny Desk was filled with casual poise and spontaneity.
Ware's dramatic nightclub shows are fleshed out with a full band, but here she's able to convey all that emotion with just a guitarist (Joe Newman) and that voice. To add to the casual flair of the day, Jesse Boykins III — the opening act on a tour which brought her through Washington, D.C. — came to watch the Tiny Desk, and Ware asked him to sing with her, unrehearsed. That confident ambition seeps right through the screen in this performance. -- BOB BOILEN
Set List
"Say You Love Me" 0:52
"Wildest Moments" 5:32
"Champagne Kisses" 9:43
Credits
Producers: Bob Boilen, Maggie Starbard; Audio Engineer: Kevin Wait; Videographers: Morgan McCloy, Maggie Starbard; Assistant Producer: Carlos Waters; photo by Carlos Waters/NPR
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Young, soulful English singer Jessie Ware has a powerful voice, but it's used with grace. Her singing brings warmth to electronic music and swoon to her own pop, so it's no surprise that her visit to the Tiny Desk was filled with casual poise and spontaneity.
Ware's dramatic nightclub shows are fleshed out with a full band, but here she's able to convey all that emotion with just a guitarist (Joe Newman) and that voice. To add to the casual flair of the day, Jesse Boykins III — the opening act on a tour which brought her through Washington, D.C. — came to watch the Tiny Desk, and Ware asked him to sing with her, unrehearsed. That confident ambition seeps right through the screen in this performance. -- BOB BOILEN
Set List
"Say You Love Me" 0:52
"Wildest Moments" 5:32
"Champagne Kisses" 9:43
Credits
Producers: Bob Boilen, Maggie Starbard; Audio Engineer: Kevin Wait; Videographers: Morgan McCloy, Maggie Starbard; Assistant Producer: Carlos Waters; photo by Carlos Waters/NPR
- published: 21 Apr 2015
- views: 4835
Sylvan Esso: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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- Duration: 17:16
- Updated: 30 Mar 2015
- views: 4785
It's hard to believe that it hasn't quite been a year since the first Sylvan Esso album came out. The odd yet perfect marriage of Nick Sanborn's electronics wit...
It's hard to believe that it hasn't quite been a year since the first Sylvan Esso album came out. The odd yet perfect marriage of Nick Sanborn's electronics with Amelia Meath's voice feels like a familiar friend by now. And yet seeing these songs performed softly — and captured in the light of day — made them feel fresh and lovable in new ways.
To keep things fresh and interesting, Sanborn brought a bunch of new gear to the Tiny Desk; it seemed a bit bewildering to him for a bit, but also inspiring. I think that's what makes this combination work so well: Meath and Sanborn inspire one another. You can see it in their eyes and in their smiles, and it comes out in their playing and dancing. It's enchanting music, performed wonderfully.-- BOB BOILEN
Set List
"Coffee"
"H.S.K.T."
"Come Down"
Credits
Producers: Bob Boilen, Maggie Starbard; Audio Engineer: Kevin Wait; Videographers: Colin Marshall, Maggie Starbard; Assistant Producer: Morgan McCloy; photo by Morgan McCloy/NPR
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It's hard to believe that it hasn't quite been a year since the first Sylvan Esso album came out. The odd yet perfect marriage of Nick Sanborn's electronics with Amelia Meath's voice feels like a familiar friend by now. And yet seeing these songs performed softly — and captured in the light of day — made them feel fresh and lovable in new ways.
To keep things fresh and interesting, Sanborn brought a bunch of new gear to the Tiny Desk; it seemed a bit bewildering to him for a bit, but also inspiring. I think that's what makes this combination work so well: Meath and Sanborn inspire one another. You can see it in their eyes and in their smiles, and it comes out in their playing and dancing. It's enchanting music, performed wonderfully.-- BOB BOILEN
Set List
"Coffee"
"H.S.K.T."
"Come Down"
Credits
Producers: Bob Boilen, Maggie Starbard; Audio Engineer: Kevin Wait; Videographers: Colin Marshall, Maggie Starbard; Assistant Producer: Morgan McCloy; photo by Morgan McCloy/NPR
- published: 30 Mar 2015
- views: 4785
Deqn Sue: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 14:54
- Updated: 05 Oct 2015
- views: 3017
October 05, 2015 by BOB BOILEN
Deqn Sue rose above a crowd of close to 7,000 entries and almost won our Tiny Desk Concert Contest earlier this year. I so loved...
October 05, 2015 by BOB BOILEN
Deqn Sue rose above a crowd of close to 7,000 entries and almost won our Tiny Desk Concert Contest earlier this year. I so loved her song and her performance of "Magenta" that I invited Deqn Sue — along with her producer, Kelvin Wooten — to my desk to perform that song and more.
What you'll hear is a witty soul and a powerful singer backed by precise beats, melodic bass and electronics, all wrapped in humor and heart. You can find the first song she performs here — "Bloody Monster," which she wrote after being on the receiving end of a racist comment from her roommate — on a new EP called Snack. And you can watch her Tiny Desk Concert Contest video entry here.
Zeitgeist is available now.
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/zeitgeist/id897725891
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Zeitgeist-Deqn-Sue/dp/B00LV8A9U6
Set List
"Bloody Monster"
"Flame"
"Magenta"
Credits
Producers: Bob Boilen, Morgan Walker; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Videographers: Morgan Walker, Julia Reihs; Production Assistant: Kate Drozynski; photo by Jun Tsuboike/NPR
For more Tiny Desk Concerts, subscribe to our podcast:
http://www.npr.org/podcasts/510292/tiny-desk-concerts-video
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October 05, 2015 by BOB BOILEN
Deqn Sue rose above a crowd of close to 7,000 entries and almost won our Tiny Desk Concert Contest earlier this year. I so loved her song and her performance of "Magenta" that I invited Deqn Sue — along with her producer, Kelvin Wooten — to my desk to perform that song and more.
What you'll hear is a witty soul and a powerful singer backed by precise beats, melodic bass and electronics, all wrapped in humor and heart. You can find the first song she performs here — "Bloody Monster," which she wrote after being on the receiving end of a racist comment from her roommate — on a new EP called Snack. And you can watch her Tiny Desk Concert Contest video entry here.
Zeitgeist is available now.
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/zeitgeist/id897725891
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Zeitgeist-Deqn-Sue/dp/B00LV8A9U6
Set List
"Bloody Monster"
"Flame"
"Magenta"
Credits
Producers: Bob Boilen, Morgan Walker; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Videographers: Morgan Walker, Julia Reihs; Production Assistant: Kate Drozynski; photo by Jun Tsuboike/NPR
For more Tiny Desk Concerts, subscribe to our podcast:
http://www.npr.org/podcasts/510292/tiny-desk-concerts-video
- published: 05 Oct 2015
- views: 3017
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Youth Lagoon NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
Updated November 23, 2015 by ROBIN HILTON
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Youth Lagoon NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
Youth Lagoon NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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The Wild Reeds: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
November 20, 2015 by BOB BOILEN
Great singers aren't easy to come by, so finding three in...
published: 20 Nov 2015
The Wild Reeds: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
The Wild Reeds: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
- published: 20 Nov 2015
- views: 4714
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Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concerts
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- published: 17 Nov 2015
- views: 6253
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Lianne LaHavas NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
October 02, 2015 by SURAYA MOHAMED
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published: 02 Oct 2015
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- published: 02 Oct 2015
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Leon Bridges: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
September 08, 2015 by BOB BOILEN
We probably should have shot this Tiny Desk Concert in b...
published: 08 Sep 2015
Leon Bridges: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
Leon Bridges: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
- published: 08 Sep 2015
- views: 1764
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Aurora: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
The first time I saw Aurora sing, it appeared so new to her that each note, and each hand ...
published: 09 Nov 2015
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Aurora: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
- published: 09 Nov 2015
- views: 3852
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Death Cab For Cutie: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
Death Cab For Cutie came as a trio: Ben Gibbard sang, Nick Harmer played bass, and we whee...
published: 07 Apr 2015
Death Cab For Cutie: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
Death Cab For Cutie: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
- published: 07 Apr 2015
- views: 7328
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Rahim AlHaj NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
November 13, 2015 by SURAYA MOHAMED Ancestor to the lute and the guitar, the oud is an an...
published: 13 Nov 2015
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- published: 13 Nov 2015
- views: 3416
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Beirut Full Concert | NPR MUSIC FRONT ROW
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published: 29 Sep 2015
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- published: 29 Sep 2015
- views: 43921
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Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
October 09, 2015 by PATRICK JARENWATTANANON
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published: 20 Oct 2015
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- published: 20 Oct 2015
- views: 1094
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Diane Coffee: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
November 02, 2015 by ROBIN HILTON
Diane Coffee gives the kind of live performances you tal...
published: 02 Nov 2015
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Diane Coffee: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
- published: 02 Nov 2015
- views: 50686
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T-Pain: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
T-Pain's fingerprints are all over pop and R&B; and hip-hop. He wasn't the first musician t...
published: 29 Oct 2014
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T-Pain: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
- published: 29 Oct 2014
- views: 7174865
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Chris Stapleton: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
September 14, 2015 by JACOB GANZ
As a songwriter in Nashville, Chris Stapleton has writte...
published: 14 Sep 2015
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Chris Stapleton: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
- published: 14 Sep 2015
- views: 584
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Ukraine To Crimea: “Freeze, Baby, Freeze!”
Edit WorldNews.com 11 Dec 2015
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. Since Ukraine’s government is now somewhat identical to the largest corporations in the U.S., no wonder they just cut electricity to Crimea. Indeed, two million people lost electricity when electrical pylons were damaged. Though it is not fully known who destroyed them, it appears Ukrainian troops shelled or blew-up the pylons.(1) . As for Ukraine, they blame Tartar activists ... George W ... 310....
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Putin vows 'extremely tough' action on Syria threats
Edit BBC News 11 Dec 2015
President Vladimir Putin has ordered the Russian military to take "extremely tough" action against any threat to its forces in Syria. Any targets threatening its forces must be "immediately destroyed", he said. Mr Putin did not elaborate but Turkey and Russia are currently locked in a spat over the downing of a Russian jet by Ankara ... Mr Putin made the comments at a meeting of top defence officials. ....
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Isis ‘financial minister' and 350 fighters killed by recent US air strikes in Iraq, say military
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Homeland Security: Syrians Using Fake Passports May Already Be In United States
Edit WorldNews.com 11 Dec 2015
Islamic State operatives may have already penetrated U.S. borders following the release of a U.S. Homeland Security report warning the possibility of ISIS terrorists entering the country using fake Syrian passports, according to a published report Friday ... A second such office in Deir ez-Zour, equipped with a press is also in use ... Another was found last year in Turkey complete with ISIS regional coding ... ....
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Donald Trump: I'm still winning despite 'incredible heat' of Muslim ban backlash
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As the Trump Show rolls into New Hampshire, his rhetoric continues to divide – but can his opponents ever break through with those looking for ‘anybody but’?. @edpilkington. For a man who has been engulfed this week in the political equivalent of a category five hurricane, Donald Trump is in remarkably good shape ... “Unbelievable ... incredible heat,” he says. Sorry, your browser is unable to play this video. Facebook. Twitter. Pinterest ... ....
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Fire Damages Mosque In Southern California
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Obama Administration Eyes Detention As More Central Americans Cross Border
Edit National Public Radio 12 Dec 2015
7.42 PM ET. Alexandra Starr. Last month saw a sharp rise in the number of Central Americans, especially unaccompanied youth, apprehended by U.S ... All comments must follow the NPR.org Community rules and terms of use, and will be moderated prior to posting. NPR reserves the right to use the comments we receive, in whole or in part, and to use the commenter's name and location, in any medium ... Breaking News From NPR ... Breaking News From NPR ... ....
Permanent Aadhaar enrolment centres set up in zones
Edit The Hindu 11 Dec 2015
“In Tamil Nadu, an Aadhaar number can be obtained by registering under the National Population Register (NPR) and this is compulsory.”. At present, the centres are in the process of filling the NPR forms and the bio-metric process (capture photographs, iris images and ten finger prints) is going on in full swing ... NPR data at the centres....
LISTEN: The Man Who Picks British Bombing Targets In Syria
Edit National Public Radio 11 Dec 2015
And Fallon, a civilian who serves as Secretary of State for Defense, tells NPR that he insists on personally signing off before Royal Air Force Tornado warplanes strike a target ... Playlist Download Embed Embed" /> Close embed overlay iframe src="http.//www.npr.org/player/embed/459336294/459358967" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> ... Breaking News From NPR ... Breaking News From NPR....
Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Creed,' Crying And Other Visceral Reactions
Edit National Public Radio 11 Dec 2015
Playlist Download Embed Embed" /> Close embed overlay iframe src="http.//www.npr.org/player/embed/459220743/459275299" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> ... Glen is happy about NPR's great book concierge as well as a Tumblr he really thinks you should just subscribe to already ... All comments must follow the NPR.org Community rules and Terms of Use....
Tokyo Police Launch Drone Designed To Take Down Other Drones
Edit National Public Radio 11 Dec 2015
5.08 PM ET. Laura Wagner. Twitter. YouTube. Drones. it takes one to catch one ... Airspace restrictions were tightened on Dec ... Comment ... All comments must follow the NPR.org Community rules and terms of use, and will be moderated prior to posting. NPR reserves the right to use the comments we receive, in whole or in part, and to use the commenter's name and location, in any medium ... Breaking News From NPR ... Breaking News From NPR ... ....
Divers Search Lake For Evidence In San Bernardino Shooting
Edit National Public Radio 11 Dec 2015
7.09 PM ET. Laura Wagner. Twitter ... 2 shooting rampage that left 14 people dead, the FBI says ... He said the search could take days to complete ... Comment ... All comments must follow the NPR.org Community rules and terms of use, and will be moderated prior to posting. NPR reserves the right to use the comments we receive, in whole or in part, and to use the commenter's name and location, in any medium ... Breaking News From NPR ... Breaking News From NPR....
Top Stories: Dow, DuPont To Merge; Airlines Ban Hoverboards
Edit National Public Radio 11 Dec 2015
9.39 AM ET. Korva Coleman. Twitter Facebook. Good morning, here are our early stories. ... (VOA) ... (L.A. Times) ... All comments must follow the NPR.org Community rules and terms of use, and will be moderated prior to posting. NPR reserves the right to use the comments we receive, in whole or in part, and to use the commenter's name and location, in any medium ... Breaking News From NPR ... Breaking News From NPR ... ....
With Mobile Clicks And Seasonal Shopping, Pop-Up Stores Are Booming
Edit National Public Radio 11 Dec 2015
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A Kids' Coding Expert Says We're Making Computer Class Way Too Boring
Edit National Public Radio 11 Dec 2015
10.06 AM ET Originally published December 11, 20156.28 AM ET. Anya Kamenetz. Facebook Twitter. i ... Ted S. Warren/AP hide caption ... Ted S ... "Coding is not just a set of technical skills," he tells NPR Ed ... NPR Ed ... More From NPR Ed ... All comments must follow the NPR.org Community rules and Terms of Use. NPR reserves the right to use the comments we receive, in whole or in part, and to use the commenter's name and location, in any medium ... NPR Ed ... NPR Ed....
New Drone Study Finds 327 'Close Encounters' with Manned Aircraft
Edit National Public Radio 11 Dec 2015
"We've seen an increase in the number of incidents that have been reported by pilots and air traffic controllers," Dan Gettinger told NPR ... And some people just want to see what it's like to fly above the clouds," Gettinger told NPR ... All comments must follow the NPR.org Community rules and terms of use, and will be moderated prior to posting ... Breaking News From NPR ... Breaking News From NPR....
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